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.
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Nosing
Sweet:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Honey:
Oak:
Raisin:
Tropical Fruit:
Pineapple:
Nuts:
Spices:
Banana:
Peach:
Peat Smoke:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Malt:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Green Apple:
Hazelnut:
Heather:
Oil:
Orange:
Alcohol:
Coconut:
Coffee:
Grass:
Mint:
Plum:
Almonds:
Cake:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Tasting
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Nuts:
Oil:
Honey:
Sherry:
Malt:
Caramel:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Tropical Fruit:
Chili:
Pepper:
Pineapple:
Herbs:
Banana:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Grape:
Alcohol:
Coffee:
Fig:
Peat Smoke:
Walnut:
Zitrus:
Almonds:
Apple:
Barley:
Berries:
Cake:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Green Apple:
Heather:
Leather:
Lemon:
Nutmeg:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Finish
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Nuts:
Oil:
Fruit:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Almonds:
Chili:
Coffee:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Barley:
Floral:
Honey:
Leather:
Pepper:
Pineapple:
Sherry:
Tropical Fruit:
Wheat:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.8
Rate
214
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Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
28. Jul 2015
Nosing:
Sweet toffee, strong vanilla, aromatic rum, fruit
Taste:
Strong rum, cocoa, little bitterness, oak
Finish:
Medium
Sweet toffee, strong vanilla, aromatic rum, fruit
Taste:
Strong rum, cocoa, little bitterness, oak
Finish:
Medium
22. Aug 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: one of my favorites but rather sweet, not for everyone
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: one of my favorites but rather sweet, not for everyone
07. Oct 2016
Nosing: 
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: 
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: 
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.
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:
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:
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.
27. Aug 2016
Nosing: 
Taste:
stewed fruits, like prunes and custard
Finish: 
Comment:
Taste:
stewed fruits, like prunes and custardFinish:
Comment:
18. Feb 2017
Nosing: 
Taste: 
rum, stewed fruits like prunes nd custard, or rum and raisin ice cream
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
rum, stewed fruits like prunes nd custard, or rum and raisin ice creamFinish:
Comment:
25. Feb 2017
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish: rum
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
rumComment:
17. Sep 2016
Nosing:
Taste: 
rhum
Finish: long
Comment: Interesting twist on a classic. Very enjoyable
Taste:
rhumFinish:
longComment: Interesting twist on a classic. Very enjoyable
26. Apr 2017
Nosing: 
Taste: dry
Finish: dry 
Comment: This whisky is quite complex and aromatic, but it could be better. The palate is dry and even if you add water, it is nevertheless very intense for 43%, while the aftertaste is very short with only oak and spices. The nose is much more complex than a palate. I have tried the whisky called Teeling Small Batch, which was also matured in the ex-rum casks, by the way, and that one was far more complex, more pleasant on a mouth, and more aromatic than this one.
Taste:
dry Finish: dry
Comment: This whisky is quite complex and aromatic, but it could be better. The palate is dry and even if you add water, it is nevertheless very intense for 43%, while the aftertaste is very short with only oak and spices. The nose is much more complex than a palate. I have tried the whisky called Teeling Small Batch, which was also matured in the ex-rum casks, by the way, and that one was far more complex, more pleasant on a mouth, and more aromatic than this one.
02. Jan 2019
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Taste:
Finish: 
Comment:
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Finish:
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26. Jan 2018
