Balvenie 12 Years Double Wood

This Balvenie was matured in old sherry and bourbon casks. It makes this scotch interesting but also mild. The orange flavour and a deep sweetness make it a true gem among malt whiskies.

This Balvenie was matured in old sherry and bourbon casks. It makes this scotch interesting but also mild. The orange flavour and a deep sweetness make it a true gem among malt whiskies.

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566
Balvenie
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon
Sherry
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 465 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Honey:
Oak:
Spices:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Cinnamon:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Apple:
Lemon:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Dried Fruit:
Almonds:
Cherry:
Peach:
Chocolate:
Green Apple:
Berries:
Walnut:
Mint:
Oil:
Raisin:
Herb:
Pineapple:
Banana:
Barley:
Blackberry:
Floral:
Tropical Fruit:
Heather:
Lime:
Cake:
Clove:
Strawberry:
Tobacco:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Grass:
Hazelnut:
Hay:
Leather:
Melon:
Pepper:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Honey:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Oil:
Caramel:
Malt:
Cinnamon:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Herb:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Dark Chocolate:
Pear:
Berries:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Chili:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Peach:
Apple:
Grapefruit:
Date:
Heather:
Banana:
Floral:
Walnut:
Pineapple:
Coffee:
Fig:
Green Apple:
Lime:
Nutmeg:
Plum:
Rye:
Tobacco:
Tropical Fruit:
Wheat:
Cake:
Cherry:
Finish
Oak:
Sweet:
Spices:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Peat Smoke:
Herb:
Orange:
Cinnamon:
Chocolate:
Alcohol:
Dark Chocolate:
Caramel:
Almonds:
Hazelnut:
Pepper:
Apple:
Chili:
Raisin:
Herbs:
Pear:
Cake:
Coffee:
Dried Fruit:
Tobacco:
Walnut:
Lemon:
Mint:
Banana:
Berries:
Bonfire Smoke:
Cherry:
Clove:
Date:
Fig:
Floral:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Green Apple:
Heather:
Nutmeg:

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Tasting Notes 465

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Nosing: Blackberry Vanilla Sherry Chocolate

Taste: Malt Oak Grapefruit Sweet

Finish: Oil Dried Fruit

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