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Type
Single Malt
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Distillery
Balvenie
Bottling Series
Peat Week
Vintage
2002
Stated Age
14 years-old
Bottled
2017
Outturn
3,000
Cask Number
unknown
Strength
48.3% abv
Cask Type
American Oak Cask
Cask Strength
no
Colouring
no
Single Cask
no
Core Range
no
Flavour Profile
Butterscotch
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Honey
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Lemon
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Smoke
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Vanilla
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Tasting Notes
Nose
Fair amount of earthiness initially, nice balance of oak wood and sweetened tobacco notes, floral with overtones of vanilla and lemon zest.
Palate
Earthy again – shinning through, sweet peated smoke with a slight bitter black tea note, subdued spices, cloves, quite drying with a hints of honey and vanilla.
Finish
Medium/long finish with a slight bitter end – 85% cocoa dark chocolate, quite fruity with a peppery sizzle on the tongue.
Overall
A very balanced dram, smooth and not overly peated. With only around 3,000 bottles available and at a decent price point, we highly recommended it.
Overall Score:
0 / 100
Collection Count
0
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