Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood Finish

Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel

Color: honey gold. Nose: wonderfully sweet. Gobs of orange blossom honey poured generously over Greek vanilla yogurt. Surprisingly tropical too with bits of coconut and pineapple. Adding a little water brings us back to northern latitudes with hints of mountain pine. Body: medium and creamy smooth. Palate: powerful oaky vanilla and rich caramel,...

Score 91/100

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 5

To smell; Deep, dark, thick and dried fruits; Musty Cherry, plum, fig. Thick and syrupy nose. Feels like you’re in the warehouse with the maturing whisky. Evolves at its own pace; cinnamon, nutmeg, chocolate chip cookie dough, brown sugar, then other sweet baking notes. Soft coffee in the background. Light wood shavings. Every now and then a sweet...

Score 94/100

Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask

On the nose, this whisky is very appealing, offering honey, pepper, and the wonderful aroma of a big whisky. Perhaps just a whiff of peat, but hardly noticeable at first. Not very complex on the nose, but straightforward GOOD! On the tongue, this is a very nice whisky, offering peppery notes and richness. The little bit of peat showed up, but...

Score 78/100

Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood Finish

Nose: Green apples, coffee cake, sea salt caramel, Madagascar vanilla beans, scent of a good empty port bottle. Pallette: Fairly good, not great inititally. Delayed effect, and then a rush of flavors: Eucalyptus from a tree on a hot summer day; honeycomb; royal jelly; persimmon (large fermented variety); typical hint of Balvenie cherry pits; a...

Score 89/100