Balvenie 1974 RWD
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | R. W. Duthie & Co. (RWD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 1987 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
this is big and elegant at the same time, with many more ‘Balvenie’ notes such as light honey, ripe plums, apricots, various flowers and pollen, all that with a delightful crispiness. Hints of chlorophyll, spearmint and then marshmallows and strawberries. Jelly beans. How fresh, yet so much bigger than the OB! With water: some smoke, some thyme, some sage as well… Even more complexity, while it remains ‘focused’ and extremely coherent (no hole in the profile if you see what I mean)
restaurant Palate
superb attack, as Balvenie as Balvenie can be, with a whole basket of fresh yellow fruits (from bananas to apples and from mirabelles to apricots), with a very complex spiciness (something Indian in all that, maybe also North-African). Extremely playful, with a huge but balanced grassiness behind all that. With water: just superb, with more honey kicking in, green tea, bitter oranges…
timer Finish
not hugely long but all in keeping with the palate, maybe just a tad grassier (tannins in the aftertaste)
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