The Balvenie
triple cask 16 year old

  • Distillery:

    The Balvenie

  • Company:

    William Grant & Sons

  • Cask Maturation

    - 1st fill Oloroso casks
    - 1st fill bourbon barrels
    - Traditional (refill) bourbon casks.

  • Strength

    40% ABV

  • Volume:

    70, 75 cl

  • Price

    100 - 110

  • Country:

    Scotland

  • Region

    Speyside

  • Adres

    Dufftown Moray AB55 4BB United Kingdom

  • Website:

    thebalvenie.com

  • Type:

    Single Malt

  • Age:

    16 year old

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Remarkable

Taste note

  • Colour:

    Deep amber

  • Nose:

    Powerfull and complex nose with a lot of toasted oak spices, fresh tropical fruits like banana, apricuts and pineapple. covered in sweet notes like honey, vanilla and caramel. than some citrus nots like orange feel and yellow apples. more in the background you can smell the raisins, malt and nuts.

  • Palate:

    Medium body with lots of mouth coating oils. The nose is more powerfull than the taste.
    smooth but powerfull spices and wood flavors, lots of citrus and malt notes coming true. Than more sweet vanilla, raisins, nuts, dried fruits and honey.

  • Finish:

    Medium long finish with lots of spices and lingering wood flavors.

  • Conclusion:

Flavor profile

Spice

Spice

Smoke

Smoke

Citrus

Citrus

Sweet

Sweet

Wood

Wood

Tropical Fruits

Tropical fruits

Other aromas