Whiskey
Scotch Whisky
Single Malt Scotch
Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Scotch Whisky
Review
92
Deep amber color. Fairly strong aromas of lime peel, candied almonds, and honey. Also, some cognac in the nose. Opens quickly (possibly because of the higher proof) into a medium to heavy body with caramel and light peat flavors. This continues with bourbon and raisin bread notes, and then a lean, citrus peel laced burn. Long 60-90 second finish. Though the alcohol level makes this a rather big whisky, it also possesses an airy, nimble layer where the flavors are. Could benefit from a bit of spring water depending on your taste. Tasted 1/19/2008.
Notes
The Balvenie Single Barrel Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a 15 year old single malt which is drawn from a single bourbon cask of a single distillation. Each cask forms a limited edition of hand-numbered bottles - there will be a maximum of 350 bottles from any one cask - so each bottle is unique and unrepeatable. Each cask is subtly different, however, The Balvenie Malt Master selects for bottling only those casks that have the essential characteristics of The Balvenie Single Barrel - particularly honey, vanilla and oaky notes.
From the manufacturer.