Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Whisky 70cl

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.

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.

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.

Nice “average” whisky to drink and share with friends. Could be so much more if it was unchillfiltered, and therefore leaves the experience limited. I suspect added colouring too.

Better value whisky out there which give better experience for the consumer.

Like visiting The Dome. Part of Christmas.

Those nights are drawing in. Back on the gravy. Right, 4.5 doesn’t say it’s the best. But for the money it fits right in as a session whisky. Call me a philistine but if you like a ‘few’ it’s spot on. Smooth, lingers as long as the price reflects, and well balanced.

My favourite Speyside. It’s true it will convert non-Whisky drinkers

Excellent, a favorite of mine for many years.

Simply the best

My favourite single malt