Balvenie Peat Week 14 Year (2003 Edition)

A nice combination of peat and sweetness. Recommend over a rock

I usually think Balvenie is overrated and not something i can commonly enjoy. I have read a lot about this "peat week" expressions they have, but i never had faith on it, since i also read a lot of good reviews on their other offerings, which i don't usually share. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. This 2003 vintage, 48.3%abv is an amazing dram, and deserves all the hype it gets. On the nose it has an amazing earthy peatiness, salt, iodine, old oranges, smoky and definitively feels more like a Highland Park than a Balvenie. On the palate it is powerful. All other Balvenies i have had are usually dull. But this one, pure power. Toffee, Inmediate wasabi bomb. SUPER SPICY. Red chilli peppers. Toffee and sweet on the second sip. Aftertaste is salty and ashy. Really something enjoyable. Overall, i give this dram a solid and fair 93 over 100. Great whisky really.

Well balanced. A unique twist of peat on a non-Islay scotch. I’ll definitely be hunting this one down.

Beautiful earthy campfire taste

Nose: Smoke and band aids, vanilla underneath. Campfire ash. Taste: NOT AN ISLAY! Ashy campfire. Water opens it but does not change it. A little banana peel. Wood. Oak. Grows on me as it sits in the glass.

Wonderfully light smoke, punches above its 33ppm rating. Pairs lovely with the base Balvenie flavours

This bottle has really opened up nicely to a higher level for me. Very tasty and just had to up my score to show my appreciation and for fellow whisky lovers..........Slainte!