Company number: SC138003. The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 YO is an excellent example of the fruits of double-maturation. On the nose there are pronounced floral aromas of heather and white flowers, followed by aromas of dried apricot and nectarine. Not actually the first whisky I ever tried but certainly a memorable one and the first single malt that I ever tried – The Balvenie 12 year old Doublewood. Overall, a notch above Glenlivet, but for more than double the price I certainly expected more. The Balvenie is a powerhouse of the whisky world following in the footsteps of its older Sister distillery, Glenfiddich. Certainly there are finer scotches out there on the market, but none at the Balvenie Doublewood price point. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first Balvenie DoubleWood 12 year old, just 3,600 bottles will be available at a price of $599. I was out with my wife (fiancee at the time) and her parents for the tasting for our wedding reception. It is worth mentioning that Balvenie 12 Doublewood Cask Strength also contribute to a very good shot of the 12 year old DoubleWood, so with in the range of 8-9% abv, it is actually a great addition to a nice, mellow tasting single malt. Then the flavours just keep coming on. Palate: Very round and oily mouthfeel. This was the last of The Balvenie trio I tried and the Caribbean Cask will take some beating!. I actually have it in my will that I'm to be embalmed with this precious liquid when I finally kick it. The Balvenie 12 year old single barrel – Jason’s review. Honey, strawberries. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. (WJ). Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Today we do a review tasting of Balvenie Doublewood 12 from the Balvenie Distillery. This is top-shelf Balvenie, no question. SCORE: 91. This page works best with JavaScript. Currently unavailable. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Simply the best single malt value on the Market, Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2013. Proper in such that it grows all its own barley near the distillery, they have an active Malting floor on site and make their own casks with their own coopers. The nose, the palate, and the finish are in harmony. Most bars/restaurants have it, the servers rarely confuse it with something else, and it’s genuinely a drink that I enjoy. 0 0 87/100. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I like the softness of the taste, how velvety it is, and the very pleasant lingering after taste. It’s almost like eating a cherry pie with a very sweet crust. See Reviews. THE BALVENIE DOUBLEWOOD 12 YEAR OLD :One of my first-ever scotches and still one to keep around – a classic single malt from the Speyside region. Each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt whisky. Brand: Balvenie. Not as complex as some, but well balanced. The spirit is matured in ex bourbon barrels then ex sherry casks. The Doublewood is aged for 12 years in 2nd or 3rd fill American barrels and then placed in 1st fill Oloroso … This whisky does not possess the slightest hint of cinnamon or nutmeg for that matter. The nose on the Balvenie Doublewood is one of fruity sherry (imparted by the final stage of aging) blended with undertones of vanilla drawn from the prior decade spent in new oak. That was the first time Mr. Stewart had used a wine barrel to finish his whisky; arguably, the first time anyone did. Finish: Sweet. It does NOT have a 'Cinnamon' finish...let's leave the inaccurate metaphors to the uninformed... it is smooth and rich and complex with no smoke. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. 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