Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask

Balvenie 15 Year Old

Quite a few of these Single Barrels have been released. We will taste four of them along side each other. The older distillates were bottled at a higher ABV than the younger ones. Balvenie started bottling the 15 Year Old Single Barrel at 47,8% ABV in 2002. That means this is not cask strength, of course. Note than the difference between these...

Score 83/100

Balvenie 14 Year Old Peated Triple Cask

The Balvenie is a favorite distillery of mine, and of many others I know. They do have quite a few expressions in their core range, and travel range, all are of high quality, with some being plain ‘good, and yummy’ and others really lovely indeed. The last time i posted notes about a few Balvenies it was mainly of their high end, expensive and...

Score 88/100

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

A fairly one dimensional malt this, but a very pleasant one. Nose: Fino sherry (very clean fruit) toffee and butter. Taste: Sherry toffee sweetness and a whiff of smoke. Finish: Finish is short with fading notes of sherry and smoke still sweetness dominates the palate.

Score 83/100

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 1

Balvenie is my go to expression when I'm not sure what I want to be drinking. I'll normally pour myself one as I sit down and ponder. I find that their dependable and comfortingly familiar flavors help me get in the mood for a drink. The Balvenie 17 Sherry Oak and the 21 Portwood were one of my first ever single malt purchases and what excellent...

Score 87/100