Balvenie 14 Year Old Peat Week

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

Honey

Lemon

Smoke

Vanilla

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:

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