WhiskyWitch
Balvenie DoubleWood 17 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
October 2, 2020 (edited December 1, 2021)
The nose is full of walnuts, honey-drizzled citrus, and vanilla beam scone. Very sweet and decadent compared to the 12. On the palate, orange marmalade and lemon oil integrate with toasted nuts, giving way to a midpalate minerality that persists into the finish, providing a good length. I wouldn't say that the sherry influence is subdued here, so much as seamlessly integrated into the neat little gift basket of dried fruits and salted nuts. A marked improvement over the 12, but maybe not worth over double the price.
155.0
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Bottle
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Yikes, is it really that much now? I completely agree with your conclusion that it's much better than the 12, but the VFM is questionable (and at $155, I'd pass).