Balvenie 1998 DT Faultline - "Huntley"
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | Faultline - "Huntley" |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.2% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
짙은 호박빛이 잔 안에서 따뜻하게 빛난다. 발베니가 1998년 증류액을 셰리 호그스헤드에서 25년 동안 품으며 잘 익은 오렌지와 건포도, 꿀의 향을 풍부하게 드러낸다. 51.2도의 도수가 혀에 닿으면 흑설탕과 구운 견과, 가벼운 가죽의 풍미가 매끄럽게 번진다. 발베니 특유의 꿀 같은 부드러움이 셰리의 단맛과 곱게 어우러지고, 과일과 향신료의 여운이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting 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