Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 7

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 2

The Balvenie Tun 1401 is a relatively new release, and is very intriguing since batch #1 was highly acclaimed (Sadly i did not get to try that one, and it’s now all gone). So what is Tun 1401? basically it’s a special vatting of hand picked casks by the Balvenie malt master David Stewart. David selected 10 casks from the entire aging stock at the...

Score 96/100

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

I approached with open arms. I appreciated the stylish packaging. I inhaled the satisfying nose. I tasted. I felt the whisky's soft (I was going to write voluptuous, but that's a'Bunadh's domain) embrace. I tasted. I swallowed. I forgot. And that's the problem with this. It's just so forgettable. The components are correct. It's just as if it has...

Score 83/100

Balvenie 15 Year Old

...but in a good way... i love the mouthfeel of this dram. this is the whisky that got me hooked on single malt, single barrel. Mike at the Whisky Castle in Tomintoul helped me put it all together.

Score 80/100

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

Nose #1: Strangely, right after first pour, a whiff of stale next-day beer: That can't be right! Let's let it breath-- Good, it subsides. Nose #2: Then anise comes in, as a tingly oak spice. (I think this is what some call pine.) Straw and heather develop, and the anise is joined by nutmeg. I was anticipating allspice or honey, but it is...

Score 68/100