Balvenie 21-year-old Single Barrel

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Balvenie
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	Single Barrel
Vintage	1999
Bottled Year	2020
Age	21년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	47.8%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

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Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Fruity

Honey

Oaky

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Chocolate

Smoky

Herbal

Peaty

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

full gold with apricoty hues

air Nose

what’s quite striking is the mint that comes through right at first sniffs, or rather the rubbed cassis leaves. Those play first violin for quite a few seconds, before the expected Balvenieness starts to appear, with ripe plums, quinces, nectar, wild flowers (dandelions) and quite some brown sugar (cassonade, crème brulée). A leafier Balvenie altogether, I’m not 100% sure yet it’s as great as it used to be when it was lighter (yeah, amazing)

restaurant Palate

I hate to write that but maybe it’s a little too strong, as if the higher alcohol clashes a bit with all the red and black berries from the Port. It tastes kind of slightly overcooked and kirschy but other than that, it’s very fine, quite jammy, becoming a little smoother and rounder. Again a leafiness as well

timer Finish

long, maybe a tad undecided so to speak. Juicy peaches

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