43% alc./vol.
Balvenie Distillery, Dufftown, Speyside, Scotland
It's been a long time since we visited any Balvenie on these pages.
Here is an old sample of Balvenie Doublewood 17 years old which must date at least from my last visit to WhiskyLive in Toronto in 2015 lololol… 2 types of cask, 17 years old, it can't be bad that's for sure.
But as the following Chinese proverb said so well:
The only thing you can be sure of is that nothing is ever certain.
Not bad red with its half sherry.
Nose:
Very smooth, so much so that it somewhat masks the usual notes of sherry cask. Sweet grapes, dates, prunes and orange peel.
Taste:
Sweet sherry. After all the fruits of the nose, a beautiful leather takes its place.
Finish:
Spices and leather. Warm and long like the best sherry casks.
Balance:
The sweetest Balvenie to date. Age is a plus.
Note: ★★★★★