Reverend357
Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
January 6, 2019 (edited November 30, 2019)
Long day. Fun, successfull, a bit sad, but all in all, just long. Needed something sweet for this evening, and this fit the bill.
Balvenie 15 starts with a very funky and weird smell. First thought was horse stables, but after a few sniffs it turns into raisins with chocolate. Weird. Really weird. There is also the barley, honey and citrus you would expect from this.
Taste has the usualy barley and honey sweetness, the raisins and chocolate, some fudge for good measure (reminds me of clotted cream fudge somehow) and a dash of pepper thanks to the proof. Very nice sweet treat.
Aftertaste is more sweetness and raisins, but never to an extent that it becomes overwhelming.
All in all, good sweet stuff. Not sure if I would pay 100 bucks for a bottle if I can get the same with Glenfiddich 18 for less, but hey, it is worth a try.
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Thanks. Good to know...that explains why I can only find "sold out" ones, if any at all (I usually check several of my favorite shops for prices and put the average in my review). There are probably a couple samples in my collection that are no longer available....pretty sure there should be a Yamazaki 18 in there too. And a ton of rum it seems....
Great review @Reverend357 - thought this bottle had been replaced with the 15 Year Sherry Cask
This is now discontinued I think