Posts Tagged “Balvenie”

Another 17 Year Old – Teaspooned Balvenie from Vom Fass

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Another 17 Year Old – Teaspooned Balvenie from Vom Fass

17 Seems to be a good number for Balvenie, and Vom Fass, an independent “straight from the cask” retailer got hold of a batch of Balvenie. While it seems, however, that Balvenie is happy to sell the occasional cask here and there, the Grant family seem to have an absolute aversion to having independent bottlings…

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The Strangest (and Coolest?) Balvenie of Them All

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The Strangest (and Coolest?) Balvenie of Them All

One small, lesser know fact is that all Balvenie whisky is peated. Well, at 6 ppm you wouldn’t really call it peated, but the malt does get a few hours of peat smoke exposure. The distillery has two furnaces, and the peat exposure is done at the beginning of the kilning. That’s not, however, what…

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Double Balvenie – A Song of Oak and Sherry

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Double Balvenie – A Song of Oak and Sherry

If asked what Balvenie’s “thing” is, I’d say it’s finishes. Granted, some of the expressions are unfinished, but very few are “straight up” bourbon or sherry cask matured. But looking at Balvenie’s core range, it secreams finishes: from the 12 year old DoubleWood (reviewed here), the 14 year old Caribbean Cask (reviewed here), today’s 17…

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Balvenie Goes Tropical!

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Balvenie Goes Tropical!

I love getting mail from my readers, and this week I got an email from Malt and Oak reader and Balvenie fan Tiffany asking for a review of the Balvenie 14 year old Caribbean Cask. In truth, I’ve been remiss in publishing notes for several Balvenie expression I either have notes for, or have samples…

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Balvenie 12 DoubleWood – Excellent Entry Level Expression

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Balvenie 12 DoubleWood – Excellent Entry Level Expression

The Balvenie needs no introduction, nor does the choice of including this expression in the entry level aged expression series need Justification. Incidentally, (and surprisingly) one of my most read posts ever was a review of the Balvenie Tun 1509. I took these notes at an official tasting hosted by HaKerem, Balvenie’s local importer and…

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