Balvenie 12 Years Single Barrel First Fill
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41688 | |
The Balvenie | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
12 Years | |
2024 | |
47.8% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
First Fill Ex-Bourbonfässer | |
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Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Oak:
Fruit:
Spices:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Herbs:
Pear:
Heather:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Anis:
Cake:
Pineapple:
Lemon:
Cherry:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Melon:
Barley:
Orange:
Banana:
Tasting
Sweet:
Honey:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Oak:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Nuts:
Wheat:
Barley:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Pear:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Orange:
Banana:
Peat Smoke:
Lemon:
Tropical Fruit:
Chili:
Herb:
Cinnamon:
Peach:
Ginger:
Floral:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Sherry:
Lemon Peel:
Finish
Sweet:
Spices:
Oak:
Nuts:
Malt:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Honey:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Heather:
Herb:
Sherry:
Chocolate:
Kiwi:
Almonds:
Plum:
Orange:
Pepper:
Barley:
Dark Chocolate:
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30. Nov 2017
Rating of article "Balvenie 12J Single Barrel First Fill - 47.8% - 0.7l"

28. Feb 2019
Rating of article "Balvenie 12J Single Barrel First Fill - 47.8% - 0.7l"

10. Mar 2021
Nosing:
shortbread
(thyme)
& maraschino
combine for an impression of pineapple upside-down cake
Taste:
Finish:
candied
Comment: The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel offering demands patience. Sour citrus and barley sugar dominate at first blush. But time, and just a few drops (literally) of water, eventually provide a wonderfully rewarding complexity. Herbal influences and some unique fruit combinations launch this initially subtle dram into rarified air.
On the palate, The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel pulls off a seamless transition from its impressive scent profile. Again an initial simplicity - this time oak bitterness - gives way to pleasant sweet & sour fruit tones in perfect balance with one another.
This whisky's finish is just as dramatic as its nose and taste would suggest. Bitterness and fruit sweetness swirl around one another throughout a satisfyingly lingering experience. Five well-earned stars for this quality single malt.






Taste:



Finish:


Comment: The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel offering demands patience. Sour citrus and barley sugar dominate at first blush. But time, and just a few drops (literally) of water, eventually provide a wonderfully rewarding complexity. Herbal influences and some unique fruit combinations launch this initially subtle dram into rarified air.
On the palate, The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel pulls off a seamless transition from its impressive scent profile. Again an initial simplicity - this time oak bitterness - gives way to pleasant sweet & sour fruit tones in perfect balance with one another.
This whisky's finish is just as dramatic as its nose and taste would suggest. Bitterness and fruit sweetness swirl around one another throughout a satisfyingly lingering experience. Five well-earned stars for this quality single malt.
Rating of article "Balvenie 12J Single Barrel First Fill - 47.8% - 0.7l"