Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old 70cl Whisky

Name: Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
Brand: Balvenie
SKU: 1767
Price: 80.34 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.15 (287 reviews)

Scotland • 70cl • 40%

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Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old (20cl)

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$47.17

ageSpeyside Whisky Samples

bottler

Balvenie

country

Scotland

distillery/brandBalvenie Whisky

regionSpeyside Whisky

style

Single Malt

Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old

Balvenie DoubleWood is, to not much surprise, aged in two kinds of oak casks! It was firstly matured in refill American oak casks before it was treated to a finish in first fill European oak Oloroso sherry butts for an additional nine months. The expression was launched in 1993, and has become a somewhat iconic whisky over the years. Even at 12 years old, this rich and complex dram is an excellent example of what the Balvenie distillery can craft.

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose

Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting.

Palate

Sweet with good body. The bourbon characters develop; gentle spice with a little vanilla, a hint of balancing peat lurking quietly in the substrata. Dried fruit too, combining with nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, back into the bourbon notes - so well integrated.

Finish

Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet.

Overall

A classic, always a pleasure to revisit. (This is also a single malt with the ability to convert a non-whisky drinker with its deliciousness...)

Winner of 12 spirit awards

Bronze

Daily Dram - 2013

Malt Maniacs Awards

Silver Outstanding

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2013

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Silver Outstanding

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2014

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Silver

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2017

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Bronze

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2019

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Gold

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2014

International Spirits Challenge

Gold

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2020

International Spirits Challenge

Silver

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2019

International Spirits Challenge

Silver

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2022

International Spirits Challenge

Gold

Speyside Single Malts up to 12yo - 2015

The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

Silver

Speyside Single Malts up to 12yo - 2013

The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

Recommended

Top 10 Whiskes of the Month - Jun - 2025

Master of Malt

Allergy Information

This product does not contain any notifiable allergens

More allergen information

Customer rating

4.15

287 reviews

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Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose

Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting.

Palate

Finish

Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet.

Overall

A classic, always a pleasure to revisit. (This is also a single malt with the ability to convert a non-whisky drinker with its deliciousness...)

Winner of 12 spirit awards

Bronze

Daily Dram - 2013

Malt Maniacs Awards

Silver Outstanding

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2013

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Silver Outstanding

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2014

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Silver

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2017

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Bronze

Scotch Single Malt - Speyside - 2019

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Gold

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2014

International Spirits Challenge

Gold

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2020

International Spirits Challenge

Silver

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2019

International Spirits Challenge

Silver

Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2022

International Spirits Challenge

Gold

Speyside Single Malts up to 12yo - 2015

The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

Silver

Speyside Single Malts up to 12yo - 2013

The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

Recommended

Top 10 Whiskes of the Month - Jun - 2025

Master of Malt

Allergy Information

This product does not contain any notifiable allergens

More allergen information

I just love the taste of this malt whisky..

David Scrivens Jun 3, 2025

Fairly priced

For its price, it is a very good whiskey. Sweet, if a bit sharp around the edges. With a bit of warmth.

Alexey Soshin Jan 25, 2025

Excellent Buy

My friend and I have found this whisky is very much to our liking when taken with small addition of water. Very smooth leaving a "just right" feeling.

Wilfred Andrew Aug 4, 2024

Not the usual one?

Thin, bland, lacking any depth/complexity. The nose and finish are OKsh but the palate is non existent. It feels like if it has been blended with water. This has always been a must in my cabinet, perhaps a bad bottle.

Guido Giammattei Nov 13, 2023

Bad bottle, change of style, or decline in quality?

I just purchased a bottle of the DoubleWood 12 from MoM, having recently finished an older bottle, and I was very disappointed. Instead the rich, balanced whisky that I had just finished, I found a somewhat thin and unbalanced whisky with smoky notes that I don't associate with the DoubleWood. While it still had a bit of the old sweet finish, it also had added medicinal notes. I don't know if I this was a bad bottle, if Balvenie is changing their core range based on their "week of peat" experiments, or if their quality is just declining. In any case, I found it to be a major disappointment, especially compared to the old bottle of DoubleWood 12 that I had just finished.

Stephan Heilmayr Feb 14, 2023

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