Balvenie 17-year-old New Wood - Limited Release
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | Quercus Alba Oak Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔에 따뜻한 황금빛이 부드럽게 어린다. 스페이사이드의 발베니가 미국산 참나무 새 오크에서 17년을 보내며 꿀과 바닐라, 잘 익은 배의 향을 그윽하게 끌어올린다. 새 나무가 더한 향신료와 구운 오크의 단내가 발베니다운 꿀 향과 겹쳐진다. 43도의 도수에 질감은 둥글고 매끄럽게 혀를 감싸며, 토피와 시나몬의 따뜻한 단맛이 천천히 번진다. 새 오크의 영향이 과하지 않게 균형을 이루며 단정하게 흐른다. 여운에는 꿀과 오크 향신료의 온기가 부드럽고 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
cooked apple, cinnamon, old wood, dust mop, hints of sherry… not much else. Quite weak, again
restaurant Palate
very smooth but ‘skimpy’. Hints of white pepper, getting dusty and drying. Short finish, on wood and crystallized orange. Well, it’s not too bad, but you won’t remember it for long. 77 points . MUSIC - Four very young English female musicians playing a blend of Brit-rock and electonica and sometimes singing in French... That should have kept me away and I still wonder how and why I managed to put my hands - sorry, my ears on Electrelane 's stuning composition The Valleys , where the simplest drumbeat ever and hypnotic organ loops underline two choirs (female and male) responding to each other. Listen to it, I think it's stunning. September 24, 2004 MUSIC - Haunting accordion, cello or violin, excellent orchestrations, a nice voice even if not her main asset, that's Nina Nastasia , from New York City. Yet another skillful and very interesting young singer! Have a listen to either the powerful This is what it is or Stormy Weather (mp3) and 'you'll see what you'll hear!' ;-) MALTS - TWO BALVENIES Balvenie 17 yo 'Islay Cask' (43%, OB) An interesting 94-casks cuvee I had never tasted before - I know I'm a little late. Some loved it, some hated it. It's been finished for 6 months in some Islay casks - some say it was Ardbeg, some others say Laphroaig, and the last said it was a blend of various distilleries, including Lagavulin. Some have also argued this one isn't a single malt anymore, but rather a vatting of different distilleries. Well, let's just check what 'the glass' says