Balvenie 12 Years Single Barrel First Fill
This single-barrel bottling from Balvenie emphasizes the influence of the barrel on the taste of a whisky. Oak barrels are natural products and each one is different. This gives each whisky a different taste. For this bottling, Balvenies Malt Master selected only barrels with a sweet vanilla and oak character. All bottles are labeled with the barrel number and the bottle number.
This single-barrel bottling from Balvenie emphasizes the influence of the barrel on the taste of a whisky. Oak barrels are natural products and each one is different. This gives each whisky a different taste. For this bottling, Balvenies Malt Master selected only barrels with a sweet vanilla and oak character. All bottles are labeled with the barrel number and the bottle number.
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| 6695 | |
| The Balvenie | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 47.8% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon First Fill | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Fruit:
Oak:
Honey:
Honey:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Malt:
Pear:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Pear:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Banana:
Banana:
Orange:
Orange:
Apple:
Spices:
Apple:
Spices:
Peach:
Floral:
Alcohol:
Green Apple:
Heather:
Coconut:
Coconut:
Alcohol:
Green Apple:
Peach:
Heather:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Floral:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Cake:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Chocolate:
Sherry:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Oil:
Barley:
Anis:
Melon:
Cake:
Melon:
Barley:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Honey:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Spices:
Fruit:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Malt:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Pear:
Lemon:
Pear:
Lemon:
Orange:
Orange:
Herbs:
Heather:
Pepper:
Herb:
Herb:
Pepper:
Heather:
Alcohol:
Nuts:
Oil:
Alcohol:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Dark Chocolate:
Ginger:
Dark Chocolate:
Ginger:
Lemon Peel:
Banana:
Peach:
Sherry:
Lemon Peel:
Peach:
Banana:
Almonds:
Green Apple:
Green Apple:
Tropical Fruit:
Floral:
Tropical Fruit:
Apple:
Almonds:
Pineapple:
Floral:
Pineapple:
Apple:
Coffee:
Raisin:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Cake:
Mint:
Mint:
Maritime Notes:
Barley:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Sherry:
Maritime Notes:
Cake:
Coffee:
Chili:
Raisin:
Barley:
Coconut:
Nutmeg:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Coconut:
Nutmeg:
Dried Fruit:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Honey:
Spices:
Spices:
Fruit:
Malt:
Malt:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Oil:
Herb:
Herbs:
Herb:
Herbs:
Oil:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Alcohol:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Orange:
Raisin:
Chocolate:
Orange:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Barley:
Kiwi:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Kiwi:
Almonds:
Tropical Fruit:
Coconut:
Peach:
Lemon:
Peach:
Tropical Fruit:
Lemon:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Sherry:
Grass:
Barley:
Coconut:
Dried Fruit:
Cinnamon:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.3
Rate
233
168
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All tasting notes
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Nosing: 
shortbread 
(thyme) 
& maraschino 
combine for an impression of pineapple upside-down cake
Taste:
Finish: candied 
Comment: The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel offering demands patience. Sour citrus and barley sugar dominate at first blush. But time, and just a few drops (literally) of water, eventually provide a wonderfully rewarding complexity. Herbal influences and some unique fruit combinations launch this initially subtle dram into rarified air.
On the palate, The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel pulls off a seamless transition from its impressive scent profile. Again an initial simplicity - this time oak bitterness - gives way to pleasant sweet & sour fruit tones in perfect balance with one another.
This whisky's finish is just as dramatic as its nose and taste would suggest. Bitterness and fruit sweetness swirl around one another throughout a satisfyingly lingering experience. Five well-earned stars for this quality single malt.
shortbread (thyme) & maraschino combine for an impression of pineapple upside-down cakeTaste:
Finish:
candied Comment: The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel offering demands patience. Sour citrus and barley sugar dominate at first blush. But time, and just a few drops (literally) of water, eventually provide a wonderfully rewarding complexity. Herbal influences and some unique fruit combinations launch this initially subtle dram into rarified air.
On the palate, The Balvenie 12-year old Single Barrel pulls off a seamless transition from its impressive scent profile. Again an initial simplicity - this time oak bitterness - gives way to pleasant sweet & sour fruit tones in perfect balance with one another.
This whisky's finish is just as dramatic as its nose and taste would suggest. Bitterness and fruit sweetness swirl around one another throughout a satisfyingly lingering experience. Five well-earned stars for this quality single malt.
