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Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood Zoom

Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood

United Kingdom | Speyside, Scotland 700 ml | 40.00 %
¥415
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    Description

    Aged in refill American oak casks before being finished in first fill European oak Sherry casks, DoubleWood is an excellent example of what the Balvenie distillery can craft, even at 12 years.
    Nose: Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting.
    Palate: 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.
    Finish: 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...)

    Awards 

    Gold
    The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)
    International Spirits Challenge
    Silver Outstanding
    International Wine & Spirit Competition

    About Balvenie

    Balvenie lies in the Convals in Dufftown. The distillery was built by William Grant just below Glenfiddich in 1892, sharing its water source, the Robbie Dhu springs, with its illustrious neighbour. Despite also having the same distiller, Balvenie is hugely different in character. It is one of the few Scotch distilleries to boast in-house floor maltings, utlilising locally hand-cut peat. The floor maltings at Balvenie also supply neighbouring Glenfiddich.