Balvenie 1974 DE
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Dun Eideann (DE) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 1990 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.1% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔에 흐르는 빛은 짙은 황금빛이다. 1974년에 증류된 발베니가 던 에데안의 손을 거쳐 15년 만에 57.1도로 병입된 인디 보틀링이다. 향에서는 잘 익은 사과, 꿀, 마른 헤이즐넛이 차례로 떠오르고 어린 발베니에 깃든 보리의 풋풋함이 그 사이를 받친다. 입에서는 캐러멜과 바닐라가 묵직하게 입을 채우며 57.1도의 도수가 단단한 구조감을 만든다. 여운에는 꿀과 헤이즐넛 껍질의 잔향이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
light gold
air Nose
pah-pah-pah! I had forgotten how great those vintages were, with these extra-phenols and honeys. It is a sublime nose, with lime tree blossom, pinewood ashes, thyme and lavender honeys, lemongrass, melissa syrup, beeswax, mirabelles and apricots indeed, camphor and tiny bandages… Oh well, this is all marvellous, and rarely to be encountered in any modern bottling. Not just at Balvenie! With water: a-s-t-o-u-n-d-i-n-g. Crème de menthe and almond paste, plus fresh putty and a touch of medlar
restaurant Palate
this is immense whisky, as huge as some 1972 Ardbeg – just one example – and yet almost totally unpeated. I’m saying almost because there is a little smoke around the corners. Burnt eucalyptus, or sauna stuff, perhaps. Otherwise, glorious citrons and lemons, bitterer waxes, and old-school Eastern herbal liqueurs. More or less. With water: please call the Anti-Maltoporn Brigade!
timer Finish
long, fabulously waxy and citrusy. Eucalyptus-based cough syrup in the aftertaste