Balvenie reviews

The Balvenie DoubleWood 17 yr is the bigger brother to the 12 yo. The spirit is matured in ex bourbon barrels then ex sherry casks. The American oak imparts the vanilla and the closer grained European…

This expression has been matured in ex bourbon oak casks for 14 years, and then finished in a mixture of ex rum casks.Nose: Sweet, honey, toffee, oak and vanilla. You can smell the rum influence through…

This malt is getting only harder to find, so this review is mostly for people wondering whether it's worth seeking. I bought this Golden Cask after trying the “mere” Caribbean expression of the same age…

My 6th Balvenie, approached with high hopes compared to the experience with their 12yoDW.Nose: Leathery cinnamon oatmeal and coffee. A follow-up breath reveals some reds, of baked cherries/apples. Ove…

Early on in my days as a malt enthusiast (read freak) I was always on the lookout for Jim Murrays' 93+ point whiskies and this 21 year old port finished Balvenie was on top of my 'must buy' list. So…

This 12 yr old balances between the vanilla flavors picked-up from the bourbon casks and just enough of the fruitiness and depth from a few months sitting in first-filled sherry butts. Its pleasantly…

This Balvenie was distilled on 5 September 1997 and bottled on 4 February 2013. Few people know that founder William Grant originally wanted to name this distillery Glen Gordon and that the initial…

Very light orange. Lots of honey and crisp hibiscus and Roses. Sweet with little off nose. Not offensive taste. Lots of sweet and a tiny bit of sour old hay and the finish is dark fruits and honey for…

Balvenie Single Barrel 15 year old was part of our Speyside blind tasting with batch number 8590. This dram started quite horribly but managed to get better while resting in my nosing glass.At first, the…

This review is for the 9th Batch of the Tun 1401 Series. It is the 3rd in the series to be released in the US following Batches 3 and 6. I was fortunate enough to secure some of the 3rd Batch, and it was…