Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year

TW: $99.99 sherry cask

Amongst the crazy-busy summer with family, friends and major events this summer, I have been waiting to find a bit of down time to open this sample. So, working my way into a Labor Day weekend, the day before a family wedding, I found a little sliver of time. Soft. Light. Slight everything. That’s the nose. Slight vanilla, slight floral, slight honey, slight sherry aromas: raisins, walnuts, berries with clementines. Let this whisky sit and really let it open. The arrival is gently sweet and immediately crescendos to an oak and cinnamon spice. This is all contained in a thin body. The crescendoing spice then falls to a soft sweetness of brown sugar and milk chocolate. A short and simple finish of oak and ginger. This is sweet and easy whisky. I admit that I do enjoy Balvenie. The 12, 14 and this 15. It just works (for me). Simple, sweet and enjoyable. I do wish the finish was was longer and had a little more to offer. Cost prohibitive, I understand, but still a worthy dram to seek out. Thanks Pranay. [Dry Glass: vanilla-honey][88/100][Tasted: 8/31/17]