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The Balvenie Distillery is most unique. It grows its own barley, still does its own floor maltings, has its own cooper to maintain the barrels in which its whisky is matured and has its own coppersmith to take care of its stills. Balvenie Distillery was founded in 1892 near the ruins of the fourteenth-century castle by the same name. It is also located next to the famous Glenfiddich Distillery and, in fact, shares the same malt supply and water source. That is where the similarities end, because the whiskies are completely different in character.
10 year old, Founder's Reserve
Proof 86
- Color : Medium golden-dark straw.
- Nose : Rich, full with some fruitiness. Light to medium sweetness and quite mellow, with some smokiness.
- Body : Full.
- Palate : Smooth, medium-dry, with some malt and a trace of honey and oak. The sherry comes through to a slight degree.
- Finish : Maintains a medium, but rich, aftertaste with the light sherry notes persisiting.
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The Balvenie Distillery is most unique. It grows its own barley, still does its own floor maltings, has its own cooper to maintain the barrels in which its whisky is matured and has its own coppersmith to take care of its stills. Balvenie Distillery was founded in 1892 near the ruins of the fourteenth-century castle by the same name. It is also located next to the famous Glenfiddich Distillery and, in fact, shares the same malt supply and water source. That is where the similarities end, because the whiskies are completely different in character.
12 year old, Double Wood
Proof 86
- Color : Medium gold or amber.
- Nose : The sherry comes through due to the second.
- Body : Full.
- Palate : Mellow, rich and smooth. An interesting complexity that will make you pay attention to detail as you taste this very unique malt.
- Finish : Warming. Long-lasting, with the complexity still getting one's attention. The sherry is evident, with a most interesting fullness.
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| Balvenie is unusual in having its own maltings and growing some of its own barley. It also has its own coppersmith's shop and cooperage. A superb after-dinner malt. |
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| Some bourbon casks will continue to improve well beyond 15 years, and The Balvenie Malt Master selects some of these rare casks for bottling as The Balvenie Single Barrel 25 Year Old. Like Single Barrel 15 Year Old, each bottle is unique and hand-numbered, but the maximum number of bottles taken from any one cask is only 250. In 2001 it won a Gold Medal in the International Spirits Challenge. Tasting Notes Nose ~ Patience is rewarded with a nose that has the complexity of an aged single malt, with a symphony of sweet honeyed, oaky notes, overlaid with a fragrant fruity bouquet. Taste ~ In the mouth the initial dryness immediately changes to a sweet honeyed burst of flavour that has butterscotch and toffee notes, rounded off with a vanilla oakiness. A well matured single malt, which has a long and lingering finish. |
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