Balvenie The Sweet Toast of American Oak 12 Year

Sweet, spicy

Obviously very oak forward, very vanilla heavy on the palate. Not bad but not something I’d go out of my way to find. In a weird way reminds me of bourbon — not in a bad way, but the fruit flavors here are more than I really like.

Nose- Honey and blackberry jam Body-Juicy blackberry sweetness up front, orange marmalade with molasses become pervasive. Finish- Orange marmalade continues but becomes a bit more tart and reminds me of blood orange. This then gives way to a buttery corn on the cob finish. Then the blood Orange continues to round out the drink. The late finish reminds me of a blood orange hazy IPA. Note: This one was sweeter than I had anticipated. I like it a lot but I could only drink so much due to the sweetness.

Fantastic flavor, sweet oak similar to bourbon