Balvenie reviews

This Whisky carries a Medium finish. Peppery. With a hint of fresh baked bread.Alittle water opens up the bouquet a bit and mellows the bite over the palate. Neat or with a few drops of water this is a…

Nose: Pine, creme brulee, raisins, cinnamon, apricots, nougat Taste: Grass, pepper, apricot, burnt toast, lime, nice mix of sherry and wood Finish: Fruity then develops into oak, syllabub?

On the nose, I find a lovely array of raisins, pears, apples, and the faintest hint of cinnamon. The nose is really quite pleasing and draws you back in repeatedly.On the palate, it seems to bring forth…

The final dram in our Balvenie tasting is a bit of a treat. This was third in a series of special release port finishes in 1989, 1991 and 1993 that were precursors to the Portwood that is now part of the…

the doublewood is the entry level Balvenie. It is a sherry finish (as opposed to the signature, which combines some sherried whisky). It is available in supermarkets and airports and retails around £32…

So we have recently done a Balvenie tasting pack of five different expressions. thought we would post our notes here.The Founder’s Reserve is first up. This was introduced as one of the standard Balvenie…

I'm a certified Islay nut (this is written by Tony), and rarely venture to the world of Speyside, but The Balvenie single barrel is the whisky the made me first broaden my horizons. The Single Barrel is…

Like the Founder’s, the Signature is a marriage of bourbon and sherry matured whisky. It is made in small batches and each batch is allowed time to harmonise in a traditional marrying tun. The Balvenie…

My first malt was a 10 yo Balvenie, and I fell completely in love with it. It made me aware how beautiful a malt whisky could taste. Since then I have tried multiple times to recapture the romance I…

I've never seen a bad review of the Balvenie 12 Year Double Wood. I was excited to finally take home a bottle as I had been waiting for room to open up on the shelf. What greeted me was a nose of sweet…