Balvenie 1978 DCS Compendium - Chapter One
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2015 |
| Age | 37년 |
| Cask Type | Refill American Oak Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
더프타운 강가 스페이사이드 평지의 평온한 공기 속에서 37년을 보낸 발베니답게 잔에는 옅은 호박빛이 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 리필 아메리칸 오크 배럴의 영향으로 마른 꿀과 바닐라가 먼저 코끝에 닿는다. 입에서는 부드러운 견과와 옅은 시트러스가 두꺼운 질감으로 흐른다. 50.2도의 균형 잡힌 도수가 노숙주의 결을 받치고 여운에는 마른 오크와 옅은 향료가 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
in my book, Balvenie means mirabelles, and there certainly is some mirabelle in this, as well as apricots and acacia honey. Feels more or less like 15 years old on average, if I may, but I’m probably wrong. A few raisins and a few flowers as well, and three mint lozenges, and a drop of Sauternes. Must be the apricots. With water (not that it needs water): a wee whiff of young armagnac, with a faint grapiness, and the rather overripe apples and bananas. Which can be very Balvenie as well
restaurant Palate
very, very, very Balvenie indeed. Apricots, mirabelles, sultanas, plus a touch of cardboard, perhaps, which isn’t a problem at all. A wee feeling of old sweet wine that got dry after many years in its bottle. A touch of aniseed and fennel, perhaps. With water: swims like a champ. Oranges coming through, as well as more honey
timer Finish
long, a little mentholated, with more mirabelles, apricots, and apples. Citrusy aftertaste, with tannins