Balvenie 14 Years Caribbean Cask

Malt Master David Stewart filled American oak casks with special rum. When the casks fully gained the aroma of rum, he switched the content with the 14 year old Balvenie. Scottish Whisky meets Caribbean soulfulness. Rich and sweet, with a fruity character.

Malt Master David Stewart filled American oak casks with special rum. When the casks fully gained the aroma of rum, he switched the content with the 14 year old Balvenie. Scottish Whisky meets Caribbean soulfulness. Rich and sweet, with a fruity character.

Details about this bottle Edit
6388
The Balvenie
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
14 Years
43%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Rum Casks, Rum
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 198 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Honey:
Honey:
Oak:
Oak:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Sherry:
Raisin:
Pineapple:
Nuts:
Raisin:
Pineapple:
Spices:
Banana:
Banana:
Malt:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Peach:
Peach:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Heather:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Plum:
Plum:
Heather:
Apple:
Green Apple:
Green Apple:
Chocolate:
Coconut:
Orange:
Hazelnut:
Pear:
Coffee:
Coconut:
Coffee:
Alcohol:
Hazelnut:
Alcohol:
Cake:
Cake:
Orange:
Pear:
Mint:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Berries:
Chili:
Walnut:
Nutmeg:
Cinnamon:
Chili:
Mint:
Hay:
Berries:
Walnut:
Grass:
Almonds:
Lime:
Hay:
Lime:
Grass:
Nutmeg:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Spices:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Honey:
Honey:
Spices:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Oil:
Oil:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Sherry:
Herb:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Banana:
Banana:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Herbs:
Raisin:
Herbs:
Chili:
Chili:
Peat Smoke:
Floral:
Floral:
Coconut:
Grape:
Grape:
Apple:
Coconut:
Apple:
Almonds:
Fig:
Almonds:
Lemon:
Alcohol:
Lemon:
Fig:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Alcohol:
Coffee:
Walnut:
Barley:
Orange:
Cinnamon:
Green Apple:
Berries:
Grapefruit:
Cherry:
Plum:
Nutmeg:
Cake:
Heather:
Cake:
Green Apple:
Nutmeg:
Cherry:
Barley:
Berries:
Walnut:
Peat Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Grapefruit:
Orange:
Heather:
Plum:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Strawberry:
Maritime Notes:
Peach:
Wheat:
Tobacco:
Leather:
Salt:
Date:
Wheat:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Peach:
Date:
Strawberry:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Spices:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Herb:
Herb:
Vanilla:
Oil:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Dark Chocolate:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Dark Chocolate:
Malt:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Almonds:
Zitrus:
Almonds:
Sherry:
Heather:
Chili:
Leather:
Coffee:
Heather:
Leather:
Chili:
Coffee:
Seaweed:
Floral:
Tropical Fruit:
Nutmeg:
Alcohol:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Maritime Notes:
Floral:
Dried Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Alcohol:
Pineapple:
Dried Fruit:
Pineapple:
Maritime Notes:
Nutmeg:
Seaweed:
Strawberry:
Orange:
Pear:
Honey:
Raisin:
Cinnamon:
Tobacco:
Wheat:
Honey:
Pear:
Wheat:
Cinnamon:
Green Apple:
Orange:
Raisin:
Walnut:
Barley:
Tobacco:
Barley:
Green Apple:
Walnut:
Strawberry:

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EthanOl
29. Dec 2023
08. May 2015
dcatinella
22. Aug 2016
Nosing:

Taste: Sherry Dried Fruit Chocolate Nuts Malt Walnut Malt

Finish:

Comment: one of my favorites but rather sweet, not for everyone
TheGreatMothra
07. Oct 2016
Nosing: Tropical Fruit Banana Coconut Vanilla
From a rum finished whisky I expected to get more raisin, but the rum character is definitely there in the form of banana and coconut and an underlying smell of light brown sugar. Some other fruitiness, but not citric.

Taste: Vanilla Caramel Spices Oak
Mouth coating and intense, much more so than I would expect for 43%. The fruitiness of the nose is buried by the caramel and vanilla oakiness. Not overly sweet though. Definite rum influence.

Finish: Caramel Oak Pepper
Long and intense, the oak really comes through and the caramel flavour gets darker but stops just shy of bitter. The spiciness transitions into pepperiness.

Comment:
This one definitely didn't disappoint. The flavour lost a bit of the fruitiness that I would have liked to see, but it is super approachable. They definitely got the strength right on this one in my opinion, no water required here. A bargain at the current price.
05. Feb 2016
17. Jun 2015