Balvenie 12 Years Single Barrel First Fill

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The Balvenie
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
2024
47.8%
0.7 l
Original bottling
First Fill Ex-Bourbonfässer
Chill filtration - Without
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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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dcatinella
30. Nov 2017

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28. Feb 2019

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12. May 2014

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kjrst12
10. Mar 2021
Nosing: Malz Gerste Zitrone shortbread Kräuter (thyme) Ananas & maraschino Kirsche combine for an impression of pineapple upside-down cake

Taste: Zitronenschale Eiche Birne

Finish: Eiche candied Kiwi

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.

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