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| 15 YEARS OLD SINGLE BARREL SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
THE BALVENIE |
| Medium yellow gold colour. Complex, spicy, very slightly smoky, sweetish, caramel-plum nose. Intense, fairly elegant, spicy, bright, tangy, ripe plum and caramel flavours with a lingering, very faintly smoky, somewhat peppery, caramel-tinged finish. Last appeared in Vintages (***) on October 16, 2010 at $124.95 and was Recommended. |
CSPC |
366963 |
| Type |
Spirit - Scotch Whisky |
| Agent |
PMA Can |
| Country |
Scotland |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Intense |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| 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 |
$ 124.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - March 5, 2011 |
| 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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