Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year

Honey, butter, vanilla cream, cereals, with a touch of sherry. Very light on the mouthfeel, a smooth and pleasant dram if lacking in character. I’d put it with Bowmore, and that’s not a compliment. Rather poor value.

Great whisky. Strong nose, sharp, I don’t really like the nose. But the palate is hot, in a nice way, the finish is semi sweet, also hot in a nice way. Holding it on your tongue is nice, further flavours come out, not sure what. I like the finish, good whisky taste at the end, appreciate that.

Nose: honey, cereal grains, fresh fruits, tobacco, sweet vanilla Palate: the sherry casks come through, dark jammy fruit, tobacco, honey and vanilla, and more of the cereal grains Finish: short, charred fruits, vanilla, the oak lingers for a little bit but in a sweet good way Not the most interesting sipper, there just isn't the complexity that make a great scotch. However the dark Sherry plays well with the lighter honey and vanilla making this a very easy drinker with no ethanol burn whatsoever. A great daily drink or an intro to single malts, I always have a bottle on hand.

A decent entry to scotch…