AROMA WITHOUT WATER Hints of freshly cut grass, with a delicate herbal & aniseed edge. TASTE WITHOUT WATER Initially sweet, with a mixed fruits edge, hints of black pepper with a defined burst of milk chocolate. AROMA WITH WATER Fresh, with a pronounced malty & charred oak edge, some dried hay & subtle estery aromas. TASTE WITH WATER Fruity with a hint of Brazil nuts, followed by a burst of Sherry sweetness. Hints of dark chocolate, smooth & creamy. ...

Deep rich red in colour, the nose is intense with aromas of cassis, blueberry, mint & seaweed, combined with fine mocha-coffee French oak. The palate is structured & lean with ripe cassis fruit & a fine tannin finish. ...

Intense black-red in colour with a powerful & complex nose of dark fruits, cedar & cassis with lifted mint & liquorice notes. The palate is balanced & finely structured with dark elderberry fruit & a textured tannin finish, fleshed out by the higher than normal Merlot component. ...

The nose is lifted with perfumed red berries, violets & wild blackberry fruit coming from the Petit Verdot. The palate is medium bodied & restrained in style with tight dense fruit & a modulated structure showing balance & depth of fruit, flowing onto a long finish of chewy tannins. This is a compact but deeply flavoured Tally. 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot. ...

The Balvenie Thirty is a rare & especially fine single malt for which David Stewart selects only exceptional casks that were laid down over thirty years ago. By marrying The Balvenie slowly aged in traditional oak whisky casks with that aged in European oak sherry casks, David creates a rich, mellow Scotch whisky with unusual depth & complexity. ' Thirty' is bottled at 47.3% abv to capture all the signature characteristics of The Balvenie. ...

The Balvenie Doublewood Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a 12 year old single malt which gains its distinctive character from being matured in two woods. During its period of maturation The Balvenie Doublewood is transferred from a traditional oak whisky cask to a first fill Spanish oak sherry cask. Each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt
- the traditional casks, having previously held bourbon, soften & add character, whilst the sherry wood brings depth & fullness of flavour. The nose is Sweet fruit & oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey & vanilla. The taste is a smooth & mellow single malt of beautifully combined flavours
- nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness & a delicately proportioned layer of sherry
- with a long & warming finish.


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The Balvenie Doublewood Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a 12 year old single malt which gains its distinctive character from being matured in two woods. During its period of maturation The Balvenie Doublewood is transferred from a traditional oak whisky cask to a first fill Spanish oak sherry cask. Each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt
- the traditional casks, having previously held bourbon, soften & add character, whilst the sherry wood brings depth & fullness of flavour. The nose is Sweet fruit & oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey & vanilla. The taste is a smooth & mellow single malt of beautifully combined flavours
- nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness & a delicately proportioned layer of sherry
- with a long & warming finish.


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The Double Wood 17 Year Old is an elder sibling to Double Wood 12 Year Old & shares its honeyed, spicy characteristics, but it is distinctly different, with deeper vanilla notes, hints of green apple, creamy toffee & a striking richness & complexity. Elegant & complex oak, vanilla, honeyed sweetness & a hint of green apple. Sweet with dried fruits, sherbet spice, toasted almonds & cinnamon, layered with a richness of creamy toffee notes & traces of oak & deep vanilla. ...

Nose: A perfume of fruity & ripe raisin notes, backed by a nutty dryness. Taste: Refined with remarkable character, it is creamy & silky with fruit, honey & spice notes. Finish: Long, gentle, nutty. To create The Balvenie Port Wood Aged 21 Years, a marriage of rare Balvenie is transferred to port casks, or pipes, which have held fine port wines. Here it is sampled regularly by The Balvenie Malt Master to ensure that just the right amount of character is imparted by the port casks, enhancing & developing the single malt whilst preserving its original characteristics. To create The Balvenie Portwood 21-year-old single malt whisky, a marriage of rare Balvenie is transferred to port casks, or pipes, which have held fine port wines. Here it is sampled regularly by The Balvenie Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE to ensure that just the right amount of character is imparted by the port casks, enhancing & developing the single malt whilst preserving its original characteristics. Considered by many to be Davids finest creation, this whisky is one of his proudest achievements & has won an array of highly coveted industry awards since its release in 1996. ...

The Balvenie Signature Aged 12 Years is an exposition of the traditional art of The Balvenie Malt Master, David Stewart
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