Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 2

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

This bottle was a gift from my real estate agent after we bought our house. She enjoys bourbon mostly and during the house hunting process we often discussed whisky and I told her she needed to try scotch. Well she bought me this on the promise that I would let her try it. And she did, and she enjoyed it, but she's still a bourbon gal. This...

Score 83/100

Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask

Nose: Sugar cane, guava, rum, caramel Palate: Caramelized sugar, vanilla beans, pineapple, Manilla mango, and just a hint of blood orange. Very drinkable with no water. Smooth but not chewy mouth-feel. Finish: Sugar cane subsides to a creamy vanilla. It trails off with only a medium length finish, but the end of each sip is quite satisfying,...

Score 87/100

Balvenie 15 Year Old Sherry Cask Single Barrel

I loved the classic Bourbon Cask 15YO Single Barrel. I found it a very slow-drinking, relaxing and contemplative dram. So very keen to see what its European Sherry Cask sibling does. Nose: Immediate hit is classic Balvenie vanilla. Leaving it for a bit starts to reveal red and black fruits. I get blackcurrant and raspberry in particular - quite...

Score 94/100

Balvenie 15 Year Old

I figured I had to get around to Balvenie sooner or later, although I regarded it as something of a risk. "Get a good one and it's great, but it's a very inconsistent label," seemed the consensus. So in choosing my first Balvenie, I settled on a well-regarded expression, with the knowledge that I was tossing the dice with a single-cask...

Score 81/100