Ballechin 2009 10 Yr Oloroso Cask

Dry sherry notes and Highland campfire peat. Nice but simple. Not interesting enough to buy a bottle

On a second tasting after some oxidation in the sample bottle, same impression except now even the amazing unique scent is gone and this is like a cask strength kilchoman sanaig. That’s good but not exceptional like ballechin sftc Bordeaux

First taste of the sample, not impressed but might need to oxidize in the bottle. The scent is amazing, the most beautiful oloroso notes but it tastes like a slightly less astringent, more viscous, more integrated Kilchoman Sanaig. It doesn’t measure up to ballechin stfc bourdeaux or even ballechin 10 yr standard.