Balvenie 17 Year Old Islay Cask Single Malt Whisky

Product Description

In the making of The Balvenie Islay Cask, David Stewart selected Balvenie single malt which had matured in traditional oak casks for at least 17 years & transferred it into 94 casks which had previously held Islay single malt. After six months he felt the casks had imparted the desired delicate amount of peaty notes, typical of Islay, whilst retaining the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie. The Balvenie Islay Cask was bottled in 2001 & the late Michael Jackson, world renowned whisky expert & author of The Malt Whisky Companion, wrote the tasting notes above. This is a quite hard to come by bottle! Nose: Remarkably smoky aroma: lingering & soft, but also with some sweetness. Evokes thoughts of steam trains & garden bonfires. Some leafy, ferny, notes. Palate: Again, soft, with some of the same smoky sweetness. Like sugar being caramelised. A touch of candied orange peel. Lemon. Bread-&-butter pudding. All of these are more typical Balvenie flavours Finish: The interplay of sweetness & smokiness finally melds into a fragrant, soothing, afterglow