Balvenie 1979 CA Authentic Collection

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Balvenie
Bottler	Cadenhead's (CA)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1979
Bottled Year	2001
Age	12년
Cask Type	Bourbon Hogshead
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	59.5%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Fruity

Honey

Floral

Nutty

Chocolate

Spicy

Citrus

Herbal

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

a pure, crystal-clean very Balvenie-ish fruitiness that involves Mirabelle plums, apricots and then more light honey (acacia) and whiffs of wood smoke. It’s quite raw and young but the fruitiness works very well in this context. After a few minutes, more and more pine sap and pine wood smoke come through. With water: cut grass all over the place, then more chalk and cut raw potatoes. Unusually austere for Balvenie, even if some 15yo SB have been a bit like this as well if I remember well

restaurant Palate

a handful of pear and apricot drops plus a green spiciness. Green tea (big big big) and cardamom. Another beastly one, far from Balvenie’s usual lusciousness. With water: becomes very lemony, which often happens with young malts. Also a little medicinal, with some antiseptic and maybe touches of eucalyptus

timer Finish

medium long, clean, grassy. The aftertaste is even grassier

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