Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year

Smooth, malty, caramel, vanilla

Interesting nose, powerfull in the mouth.

Nose: oily, sweet, Palate: woody, oily Finish: woody, sweet

The nose is delicious. Raisin, grapes, straw. A bit of salted peanuts. Body delivers on that raisin and grape scent. Reminds me of a good sangria here. It’s bitter, it’s salty, and it’s tart. Finish turns away from the bitterness and saltiness into a pure sweet raisin finish. That sweet finish is very long. It’s amazing. It sits on your molars long after the drink is gone. I wish I could remember well enough what the doublewood 12 tastes like to give a proper comparison now. In a blind taste test about a year ago, doublewood 12 won, but I am enjoying this dram so much I find that memory surprising. This is a delicious, slow-sipping scotch.

Floral, lighter notes. Almost a touch of citrus and white wine.