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The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old Reviews
- Distillery
- The Balvenie
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 15 Years
- Alcohol
- 47.8% abv.
- Region
- Scotland, Highlands
- Bottled For
- Distillery
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The Balvenie Single Barrel Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a 15 year old single malt which is drawn from a single bourbon cask of a single distillation. Each cask forms a limited edition of hand-numbered bottles - there will be a maximum of 350 bottles from any one cask - so each bottle is unique and unrepeatable. Each cask is subtly different, however, The Balvenie Malt Master selects for bottling only those casks that have the essential characteristics of The Balvenie Single Barrel - particularly honey, vanilla and oaky notes.
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by Slick
- Color
- honey amber
- Nose
- cognac, orange
- Body
- sweet and thick
- Palate
- citrus, bitter orange, iodine
- Finish
- short finish, warm and syrupy
Syrupy sweet, bitter orange, cognac
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by Marquis
- Color
- Light Yellow, Honey Coloured
- Nose
- cigar smells, smokey but alittle spicy
- Body
- full bodied
- Palate
- smoky with a spicy after taste
- Finish
- warm but a quick finish, sharp tasting all the way
Alittle spicy on first glass with a woody after taste
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by Linusstick
- Color
- medium amber
- Nose
- roasted malt, somewhat earthy with a peppery note
- Body
- Medium bodied, slightly oily.
- Palate
- Nice blend of apple, pear, caramel and slightly peaty. Some oak comes through in the aftertaste.
- Finish
- Quick finish that doesn't linger
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by ColoradoDram
- Color
- Old gold/tarnished brass.
- Nose
- Pears, vanilla, oaky bourbon.
- Body
- Medium bodied, nothing notable.
- Palate
- A delicious tingly, vanilla-pepper oak with light fruit and honey. Confirms the nose.
- Finish
- Very warm with peppery aggressiveness but not acidy. Kind of shallow down the pipes but it does last medium long.
My favorite of the Balvenie front four, this is the one I offer guests who think they are essentially Islay-only types. One sip quickly persuades them to rethink with this delicious dessert Speyside with some peppery grit. A Speyside for Talisker 10 lovers.
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- light honey
- Nose
- warm honey and vanilla, moss
- Body
- warm, full bodied
- Palate
- honey, toast, earth and vanilla
- Finish
- medium finish, warming to the end
excellent 15 year old scotch, this paticular one was aged 17 years according to the notes on the bottle. quite the difference when adding water as opposed to serving neat. water opens it up quite a bit, but i would suggest serving it neat to get a comparison. great addition to the range.
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by MP
- Color
- Amber, orange
- Nose
- Fruity, Peat, Smoky
- Body
- Medium body,
- Palate
- Honey, Candy, Port,
- Finish
- Very short finish, but warm and sweet till the end
This is a very sweet Whisky in my opinion, probably best saved for ladies. I think the price is a bit high for what you get --- smooth, but too sweet for a good taste of peat. UPDATE 2/28/2008: Tried a different run of this stuff, It's light, strong without water. It has a long finish, but isn't too interesting. Nose of iodine and some floral tones. Like fresh honey. Rating is still 77.
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by Mdavis
- Color
- light amber
- Nose
- honey, hint of citrus - maybe orange peel, very slight suggestion of smoke
- Body
- full
- Palate
- honey character carries over from the nose with slight citrus, a hint of peat and a bit peppery
- Finish
- nice finish, not overly long
This is a really nice dram, full bodied, full of honey and a bit of orange with a bit of peat. Not at fruity as the 10 yr. Not exactly cheap, but worth the price.
The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old
Review by Dramiel McHinson
- Color
- Dark Straw
- Nose
- Some nose tickle here; earthy nose with contrasting fruit and aged cheeses; some toffee, marzipan and hints of coconut
- Body
- Medium body, warming and outh coating
- Palate
- Strong attack at first sip, peppery and warm, gets smoother with a swirl of flavors dominated by beeswax then warm marzipan and roasted marshmellow
- Finish
- Medium finish thats peppery with drier oak notes, a little sweetness lingers with the wax
I found the cheese notes a little incongruous with the other taste profiles. Overall an interesting dram with a very different palate. Those that like a strong peppery taste will like this one.