Balvenie 15-year-old Single Barrel

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Balvenie
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1981
Bottled Year	1999
Age	15년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	50.4%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Creamy

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Dried Fruit

Nutty

Floral

Citrus

Spicy

Smoky

Chocolate

Herbal

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

the ‘tuns’ have become firmer over the years, probably younger on average, more fruit-driven and less emphatically honeyed than the early ones, as this new batch shows. Having said that, the composition is pretty perfect, fresh, youthful and yet absolutely not immature of course. I’m even finding more melons than usual besides the few bits of pear, as well as kiwis and cherries. Water is not needed

restaurant Palate

classic Balvenie, with rather less oak (planks) than before, and more freshness again, fruity hops, lemongrass, green tea, greengages… Having said that, it’s still much less creamy and jammy than earlier batches, not to mention the regular middle-aged Balvenies. The kiwis are back too, and so are the lemons, which makes this batch curiously tart, almost acidic. Balvenie’s chenin blanc?

timer Finish

rather long, with more pepper, and fairly huge quantities of green gooseberries

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this whisky!