Balvenie 1996 15 Year Old Craftman's Reserve The Cooper

Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask

This expression has been matured in ex bourbon oak casks for 14 years, and then finished in a mixture of ex rum casks. Nose: Sweet, honey, toffee, oak and vanilla. You can smell the rum influence through rich, smooth tropical fruits. Palate: Smooth and creamy, juicy fruits, slightly spiced, molasses, drumsticks (the sweet on a stick) Finish is a...

Score 89/100

Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder's Reserve

So we have recently done a Balvenie tasting pack of five different expressions. thought we would post our notes here. The Founder’s Reserve is first up. This was introduced as one of the standard Balvenie expressions in the eighties but was recently replaced by the Signature 12 year old. It is a combination of bourbon and sherry cask matured...

Score 89/100

Balvenie 17 Year Old DoubleWood

I thought the Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood was okay, but far from excellent. Today I will try the same whisky, but at an older age. This Double Wood matured on bourbon and sherry casks – hence the name – and was bottled at the age of 17 years. This is, by the way, my 15th Balvenie so far. The nose is sweet on rosewater, oranges juice and...

Score 82/100

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

Light golden color. Very sweet vanilla-honey aromas. Rich creamy texture with notes of sweet malty cinnamon, pepper and ginger. Muddled sweet-spice finish. I don’t really sense the chocolate or raspberry that have been noted in other ratings. Unfortunately this falls a little flat for me. I would not get this again.

Score 78/100