Jonathan Cohen
14.11.2018
Rich spicy flavours and a depth and fullness of flavour.
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Balvenie 17 Year Double Wood Single Malt 700ml w/Gift Box
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Balvenie 17 Year Double Wood Single Malt 700ml w/Gift Box
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Characteristics
Alcohol percentage
43%
Bottle volume ml
700ml
Brand
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Country of origin
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Description
Malt Master David Stewart, who celebrated his 50th year at The Balvenie in 2012, returned to one of his most celebrated achievements – consecutive maturation in two different types of cask, a process often referred to as ‘cask finishing’. This technique is at the heart of The Balvenie DoubleWood – it sees the whisky matured first in American oak barrels, which impart soft sweet vanilla notes, before being transferred to European oak sherry casks, where the second cask aging adds rich spicy flavours and a depth and fullness of flavour.
Tasting notes
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Tasting Notes
Finish
Long and warming.
Palate
Sweet with dried fruits, sherbet spice, toasted almonds and cinnamon, layered with a richness of creamy toffee note, traces of oak and vanilla.
Nose
An elegant nose, complex with oak, vanilla, honeyed sweetness and a hint of green apple.
Awards
2014 - Gold
International Wine & Spirit Competition - Scotch Single Malt - Speyside
2015 - Gold
The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business) - Speyside Single Malts 13-18yo
2019 - Silver
International Wine & Spirit Competition - Scotch Single Malt - Speyside
Expert Review
European oak sherry cask for a richness of creamy toffee note.
Food pairings
Distillery
The Balvenie Whiskies have a definite distillery character, all the whiskies are sweet with honey and vanilla notes. This distillery character is then nicely combined with flavours of different casks. The marriage of fruity flavours with the honey and vanilla makes Balvenie a typical Speyside distillery. The core range is large with the 12 years Double Wood as their leading Whisky, and the core range goes up to the 30 year-old. These Whiskies become even better as the sweet and soft tones are complemented with oak and darker flavours like leather or cigars.
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