Unveiled in 2014, the 15 Year Old Single Barrel Sherry Cask is a wonderful sight from Balvenie - single malt Scotch whisky fully matured in Sherry casks. These are released in batches of no larger than 800 bottles from a single cask, each one being hand numbered. Although no two casks are the same, and therefore won't produce an identical single malt, the casks are carefully selected by Balvenie's Malt Master and feature a consistent, rich, spiced character, complimented by hints of elegant oak.
Dense Christmas cake with icing, full of sticky, syrupy dried fruits, cherries, finely chopped nuts and grated nutmeg. Flamed orange peel, ginger, a hint of struck match (but only very subtle in the sample we tasted), fresh orange segments and plums develop.
Big old fashioned Sherry matured character, more bread-like fruitcake, malt loaf and nutty Oloroso. Slightly bitter and rum-like, superb.
Spicy fruitcake with cocoa.
Classic Sherry matured whisky, really top stuff.
This is by far, the best of the best! Balvenie 15 Sherry Cask certainly has bite yet smooth! 10 Stars!
i like it the balvenie i like it best
5 stars
I prefer this to the 21 year old, but I think it varies between casks. The one I am drinking now is a perfect marriage of sherry and fruitiness. Absolutely top notch!
I got a rather light coloured one which wasn't great but then got cask number 609 which was out of this world and as dark as can be which is a indication of the amount of sherry influence it received from the cask. Basically that's the case with any single barrel which is as it's name implies. And incidentally In the whisky bible the cask that was rated was that very cask number with 95 points.......! Keep the sherried stuff coming and we are just waiting for the cask strength Balvenie to be released. .......... That would be perfect
