Balvenie 21-year-old Single Barrel - Traditional Oak
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1999 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 47.8% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 발베니 특유의 꿀과 바닐라를 중심으로 구성되며, 잘 익은 사과와 보리향이 명확하게 드러난다. 트래디셔널 오크 싱글 배럴답게 버번 캐스크의 영향이 깔끔하게 향을 이끈다. 팰럿에서는 꿀 단맛 위로 오크의 가벼운 향신료와 시나몬이 또렷하게 발전하며, 47.8도가 부드럽게 균형을 잡는다. 피니시는 바닐라와 몰트가 중간 이상으로 이어지고, 21년 숙성의 구조감이 단단하다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
light gold
air Nose
a lot of putty, some nail polish, then some green tea, wheelbarrows of almonds and marzipan, while it would then gear towards the more traditional mirabelles and apricots that I always enjoy in Balvenie. There’s a touch of mint too, perhaps wild carrots… All that before it would turn to buttered popcorn
restaurant Palate
big bodied, with some peppery touches upfront, the usual mirabelles again (but as jam), a pinch of grated coconut, then really green barley that you would have stolen from a field (boo). It’s still got youth and a lovely firmness, we’re not quite in post-prandial territories yet
timer Finish
long as a Frank Zappa solo, and even improving, I’m even finding a salty touch. Salt in Balvenie? More popcorn too, it’s true that caramelised and salted popcorn is a slaughter, as we say. Never buy very large bags of that and sit in front of Netflix