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| 15 YEARS OLD SINGLE BARREL SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
THE BALVENIE |
| Medium-light yellow gold colour. Very attractive, gently complex, slightly spicy, faintly smoky, ripe plummy-caramel nose. Dry, harmonious, very well structured, bright, ripe plummy flavours with an elegant, lingering, caramel-tinged finish. Even better than when it last appeared in Vintages (***) on March 8, 2011 at $124.95. Very impressive indeed. |
CSPC |
366963 |
| Type |
Spirit - Scotch Whisky |
| Agent |
PMA Can |
| Country |
Scotland |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***+(95 points)
Smooth, Bright, Elegant |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: One of the finest Balvenie 15 year olds I’ve tasted. The flavors are clean, well defined, confident, and beautifully balanced. Full malty foundation (with some ripe barley thrown in). Soft, creamy vanilla, honeycomb, bright fruit (orange, nectarine, lemon peel, hints of pineapple), with emerging dried vanilla, coconut, oak resin, and subtle anise. Polished oak finish. It doesn’t have the depth that the classic older Balvenies have shown in the past, but what it does have, it has in spades. Beautiful! Score: 91 (John Hansell, Malt Advocate, First Quarter, 2010) |
Price |
$ 134.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - February 18, 2012 |
| Cases bought |
74 (3 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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