A Quick Dram: Balvenie Signature Batch 3

Balvenie Signature Batch 3
12 years old
First fill bourbon, refill bourbon and Olorosso sherry
Nose: Big notes of heather honey. Lemon zest. Almost like lemon and peroa juice. A very fresh dram, in comparison to the richer Doublewood. It is worth warming, as it becomes a fair bit richer and more grapey.
Palate: Citrus and grapefruit at first. [...]

Balvenie Signature Batch 3

From time to time, everyone gets absorbed by marketing. It has its uses, granted, but at times it becomes a haze around you. Obscuring your vision, confusing your senses and trying to persuade your wallet to part with hard earned cash. Limited edition this, never seen again that. Argh!

The reason I have written this, is [...]

A Quick Dram: Balvenie 17yo Madeira

Balvenie 17yo Madeira wood finish
43% ABV
To be released in September
Colour: Burnt vegetable oil
Nose: Signature Balvenie sticky honey and vanilla underpinned by oranges. Delicately creamy with layers of dried fruit compote. With water opens quite grapy and plumy. Very sweet.
Palate: Orangy start, a lot of meringue/sugar sweetness, a touch of oakiness. Chocolaty texture.
Finish: Dry biscuits, like [...]

A Quick Dram: Balvenie 14 yo Golden Cask

A wee treat from Sam “Dr. Whisky” Simmons. Thanks!
Balvenie 14 yo Golden Cask
Rum casks finish
47.8% ABV
£45 (Travel Retail only)
Colour: Pretty, orangy
Nose: Sweeeet. And the more water you add the sweeter it gets. Banana muffin, apple juice, cherries, nougat. Unusual.
Palate: More oak influence than expected but still an ocean of sweetness and deliciousness. Toffee, fruit and [...]

Balvenie’s virtual whisky shelf. Is it any good?

The Balvenie website has a new flashy addition: The Whisky Shelf. Just a few words on what the idea is about.
What does it do?
You fill in an online form and gain access to you personal member’s area called Warehouse 24. From there you can go on to create your Whisky Shelf. You are supposed to [...]