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...)
Lovely !!!
Simply a luscious single malt that enlightened my palate
I drank this while watching Nick Offerman drink a whisky at a fireplace. It has an odd nose, straight up spices, probably what the description above calls "gristy", but I'm not familiar with that term. On the tongue it was good, just enough peat to be fun, but a little rough at times. Caught in my throat a bit, but it was a good experience. Final Note: I am doing the 2015 advent calendar. As a result, I get one drink at it to decide if I like it enough to buy more. Sometimes I need to drink something three or four times to make up my mind. Thus, my rating is based on a one-time drink experience.
My scotch collection will never lack this bottle..... Incredible value for a creation that now stands out as the perfect ambassador for Speyside distillers!
Absolutely love this whiskey,.so smooth with lots of different flavours . I don't enjoy having my mouth incinerated like some whiskeys have a tendency to do. This is the total opposite and I will buy it now regularly.
