Balvenie reviews

I loved the classic Bourbon Cask 15YO Single Barrel. I found it a very slow-drinking, relaxing and contemplative dram. So very keen to see what its European Sherry Cask sibling does.Nose: Immediate hit…

The Balvenie Tun 1401 releases are legendary but by now almost nowhere to be found or simply unaffordable. I feel quite lucky to have tried two batches (2 and 8). Now Balvenie returns with a new series…

I thought the Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood was okay, but far from excellent. Today I will try the same whisky, but at an older age. This Double Wood matured on bourbon and sherry casks – hence the…

Nose: I love the nose on this whisky. It's so fragile yet pervasive. It's like being outside near buttercups but that's overwhelmed a bit by tiny multiple (seeming) notes of honey and dried orange peel…

The Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel Sherry Cask is matured exclusively in a European oak sherry butt for at least 15 years. According to the distillers at Balvenie, “Malt Master David Stewart hand…

Sweet slow fruit and floral arrival develops a tropical fruit middle and long slow rich brown sugar loaded finish.

Balvenie is my go to expression when I'm not sure what I want to be drinking. I'll normally pour myself one as I sit down and ponder. I find that their dependable and comfortingly familiar flavors help…

Hello, everyone. Tonight I decided to crack open a bottle of something new, and so I chose the 12 year-old expression of The Balvenie's famous DoubleWood. 1) THE NOSE -Front-> Oak is at the forefront of…

People talk about how volatile rum finishes can be. Personally I’m a huge fan, although I’ve only ever tried a handful of rum-finished whiskies. So far I’ve liked them all, to varying degrees. Tonight…