Balvenie 1974 CA Authentic Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 1996 |
| Age | 29년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
that’s strange, it’s also rather closed and takes a lot of time to develop. More spirity of course, but also a little perfumy, with some rose water and rotting oranges. Another one that will be treated with water
restaurant Palate
ah, superb! Lots of natural liquorice and other roots, mastic candies, gentian spirit, strong caramel… But it’s quite burning. Let’s add some water… Ah, yes, the nose really opens up now, but in a curious direction, with lots of fudge, toffee, espressso, cappuccino… The mouth doesn’t get much more complex, though, staying on liquorice, green tea, herbal liquors (Chartreuse) and maybe getting just a tad more tary. Again a very different but enjoyable Laphroaig. Shall we call Laphroaig a proteiform malt? 87 points . CRAZY XMAS WHISKY ADS - GUIDANCE TO WIVEs - bis Above, l eft, Dewar's White Label , Xmas 1935 , 'That Christmas Gift List - 'Put down Whisky for Bob. He always insists on Dewar's "White Label" Note that Bob isn't that stupid, he's controlling what his wife writes. But the latter probably knows her husband is behind her back, because of his pipe's smells! Otherwise she'd have listed... er... a new vacuum cleaner? - Above, right, Seagram's V.O. , Xmas 1972 , 'Give That Great V.O. Taste.' Looks promising. Left, Scoresby Scotch , Xmas 1991 , Balloon: 'Mmmm, Scoresby... Very tempting - Body: ''Few Things During The Holidays Are As Tempting As The Premium Malt Taste Of Scoresby Scotch' - Signature: 'Taste The Temptation'. Well, this Roy-Lichtenstein-esque ad is very clear, Scotch is an excellent mean for women to take their husbands to bed. Hmmm, I never tasted that Scoresby but... well... MUSIC – JAZZ - Highly recommended listening: yeah, Patricia Barber again! This time, she's doing White workd.mp3 live (radio broadcast). Astounding. There's also an excellent QT video where Patricia tells us that she drinks Cognac on stage there . Imagine what her music would be, had she rather a Brora... Please buy Patricia Barber's music. December 7, 2005 TASTING - TWO BALVENIES Balvenie-Glenlivet 29 yo 1974/2004 (48%, Cadenhead, bourbon, 180 bottles) Indie Balvenies are quite rare and again, it’s Cadenhead who managed to get some (as well as Glenfiddichs)
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