Balvenie 1973 Vintage Cask

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Balvenie
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1973
Bottled Year	2004
Age	31년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	49.7%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Honey

Fruity

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Nutty

Floral

Chocolate

Citrus

Herbal

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

full gold

air Nose

rich, rounded, almost exuberant at first nosing, all on very ripe apricots, sultanas, bananas flambéed and vanilla custard and going on with the same aromas. The sherry is discrete, that is... Not very complicated but extremely appealing, even sexy. Perfect balance

restaurant Palate

maybe just a tad weakish at the very beginning of the attack (the 40%...) but the whisky is very ‘substantial’ so no big deal here. Develops all on toffee (more sherry influence on the palate than on the nose), orange marmalade, bergamot (or earl grey tea), quince jelly and vanilla fudge. Very voluptuous but certainly not lumpish or cloying

timer Finish

a bit short, alas, but very clean and candied

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