Balvenie 1973 SV Vintage Collection - Dumpy

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryBalvenie
BottlerSignatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1973
Bottled Year1989
Age16년
Cask TypeOak Wood
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV46.0%
Volume50 ml 700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionSpeyside
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Flavor Profile

Vanilla
Honey
Sweet
Oaky
Fruity
Creamy
Dried Fruit
Floral
Spicy
Nutty
Herbal
Citrus
Chocolate
Smoky
Maritime
Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

a rather farmier, less creamy, more metallic version of Balvenie although the notes of ripe plums and apricots are well there, together with some acacia honey and quite some vanilla crème. Becomes more and more custardy after a few minutes, rounder, sweeter, more honeyed and… more Balvenie. Well in the lush style of the early 1970s now. Nectar and pollen

restaurant Palate

it's rather simpler, grassier, much less luscious, rounded and sweet than expected. The oak's maybe a tad loud (sawdust, flour) and it just seems to block the 'inherent fruitiness', making the whole frankly tea-ish although there seems to be some nice notes of fresh oranges in the background

timer Finish

medium long, drying, pretty tannic. In other words, plankish

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