Reverend357
Reviewed
December 1, 2018 (edited December 2, 2018)
And so it begins, the anual tradition of a customized advent calendar. Made sure everything I put into it was available on Distiller, but have no idea anymore what I put into it. This is gonna be interesting.
Day 1 we start strong, the Balvenie Port has been on my list for a very long time. Port finish is probably one of my favorites.
The nose starts with sweet raisins, milk chocolate and some baking spices. Perfect for the season to be honest.
This continues on the taste with the same chocolate note dominating, while the raisins turn into all sorts of dark fruits and the spices get a bit blunted by a very distinct honey note. They still add that bit of oompf to the mix that prevents this from becoming a overly sweet mess.
The finish is sweet spices and chocolate, plus a bit of warmth. This one would fit very nicely in front of a fireplace while watching the snow fall. It isn't quite a five star, and I really doubt any non peated whisky will ever reach a full five with the new quarter points available, but it is very close and a great start into my least favorite season of the year. Just not a christmas person, but I could get used to the idea of "a sample a day".
This is one of the higher priced whiskys that I would actually buy. 175 is a fair and appropriate price for it. If you like sweeter whisky that is,
175.0
EUR
per
Bottle