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.
Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting.
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.
Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet.
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...)
Soak some dirtypeat alcohol in good old USA Bourbon barrels, then finish it in slimy European wine casks… Let it stew for a long time in a Scottish sheep hovel…Overprice it and sell it to the stupid colonists…BRILLIANT !
I got me a bottle and my first glass wasn't impressive. The more I had it the more I started to love it. It is really a great whisky and one that I will buy from time to time. If I had to compare to another whisky, it would be Macallan 12. Although the Macallan has more of a woody flavour I think they are very similiar, but slightly prefer the Macallan.
Top job from balvenie, so easy to sit and drink this whisky straight or with a bit of ice if required
Overwhelming new horizons
This has become my whisky of choice. I love it. It is gentle, while at the same time so interesting and full on the palate. It takes up my full attention, and tells me so many new things as I linger on it.
