Balvenie

Balvenie Duty Paid Sample 15 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 2011, 59.4%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 23
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

Built by the Grant family in Dufftown and situated next door to sister distillery Glenfiddich, Balvenie is at the heart of Grant's range of blends. Despite their proximity and shared water source, the style of spirit produced by the pair are quite different, with Balvenie producing a sweeter, more honeyed and very lightly peated new make spirit. It wasn't until 1990, when Kininvie distillery was a ...

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
10002
Batch
No. 2
PPM
N.A
Barley
Home Grown Barley from Balvenie Mains
Fermentation
65-68 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
David C. Stewart
Master distiller (distillation)
David C. Stewart
Limited edition
N.A
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Box with glasses
Series highlights
Duty Paid Sample Mini with Glasses Set
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Duty Paid Sample
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Dried fruits, molasses, big spice, raisins, maple syrup, sweet caramel, dark fruit, black cherry, plum, toasted oak, vanilla, nutmeg, baking spice, floral, honeydew, alcohol air, moderate oak, heathery vanilla, honey, ripe fruits, dry oak.
Palate
Rich buttery caramel, honey sweetness, charred oak, vanilla, dark fruits, cherry, raisin, plum, oaky spice, black pepper notes, earthy, chocolate tobacco, dried fruit, prunes, leather, astringent oak, thick and creamy, caramel sweetness, syrupy, tannic, dry, peppery, citrus, sweet malt.
Finish
Thick, mouth coating, lots of spice and berries, Oloroso sherry notes, cherry cough drops, vanilla, long and elegant, oaky spice, caramel sweetness, bold dark fruit flavors, slight charring, alcohol, floral, malty chocolate, bitter chocolate, potpourri, perfume, warm and moderately long, peppery spice, sweetness, sherry, long, warming, sweet, sherried.
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