Description
Category | Single Malt Scotch |
Region | United Kingdom, Scotland, Speyside |
Brand | Balvenie |
Alcohol/vol | 43% |
Proof | 86.00 |
$139.98
To make Balvenie DoubleWood Single Malt, David Stewart MBE takes whisky that has spent at least 12 years in traditional whisky casks, American Oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads, and moves it to Spanish oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks for an additional nine months. The whisky is then transferred to large oak vessels called “tuns” for 3-4 months to allow the whiskies from individual casks to “marry”. The Balvenie DoubleWood single malt whisky gains its distinctive character from being matured in two different wood types.
Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting.
Sweet with good body. The bourbon characters develop; gentle spice with a little vanilla, a hint of balancing peat lurking quietly in the substrata. Dried fruit too, combining with nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, back into the bourbon notes – so well integrated.
Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet.
A classic, always a pleasure to revisit.
Category | Single Malt Scotch |
Region | United Kingdom, Scotland, Speyside |
Brand | Balvenie |
Alcohol/vol | 43% |
Proof | 86.00 |
Weight | 750 lbs |
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