Balvenie The Week of Peat 14 Year

Smell is deliciously peated. Warm, smooth peat and smoke taste, with hints of caramel and oak

The peat and smoke are powerfully evident on the nose. Strongly smokey and peaty with an underlying hint of wood and caramel. A slight burn as it goes down the throat that continues into the belly. Aftertaste retains the smoke and turns slightly bitter.

Пушек, умами и малко соленост и онази типична за дистилерията сладост за фон. Гурме отвсякъде!

First opened No water Nose - good amount of meaty smoke, underlying sweetness of bright fruit Taste - strong wood smoke but does not come across as aggressive, oily mouthfeel Overall - good level of peat, no roughness, but not much else going on. I would buy again, but not extremely special.

In my previous review, I said that I wouldn't go out of my way to get this. I've changed my mind - this really is a fine whiskey. If you like smoke and you like sherried Speyside whiskeys, this is one of the the best examples of smokey highland whiskey on the market. It retails around $100 by me, and it's one of the better scotch whiskeys in the $80-$120 price range. I'd probably buy a bottle of Laphroaig Lore, Glenmorangie 18, or Old Pulteney 15 over this, but assuming that I already had those, (and I do ;) ), this is next on my list. The balance on this is quite good - if you like Balvenie and like smoke, definitely pick this up.

Nice balance of peat and fruits Caramel, pear, Apple and peat of course.