Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch No. 5
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Batch No. 5 |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | 4 European Sherry Butts & 6 Amercan Oak Casks |
| Cask Number | See Note |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
a few sulphury smells, around used matches (I’ve decided not to mention guns anymore), with transform into some sooty/earthy notes, before some pencil shavings are starting to come in, together with a rather bouillony profile. It’s quite dry, do not expect any jammy, mirabelly style this time. With water: new plank, then bonbons
restaurant Palate
feels a bit modern, I have to say. Ginger, beer, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon mints, more pencil shavings, spicy bread, white pepper… It’s very unusual, and it hasn’t got anything from Balvenie’s usual apricoty creaminess. A whole different style and frankly, a feeling of ‘oaked youth’. With water: ah, finally, some fruits! More unripe greengages, unripe kiwis…
timer Finish
rather long, with bags of limes. Gets acidic, not obligatorily in a bad way
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