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Balvenie 12 year old Double Wood

Specification: The Balvenie Double Wood at a glance

  • The Balvenie Double Wood is an award-winning Speyside whisky
  • The maturation of this Balvenie took place both in bourbon casks, as well as in sherry casks
  • The Balvenie Double Wood is not without reason one of the most popular single malts

Portrait: What makes the Balvenie Double Wood

The Balvenie Double Wood was awarded best single malt Scotch whisky under 15 years at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) 2016

The Double Wood is stored in two different casks.
First for 11.5 years in bourbon casks and then 6 months in selected sherry casks.
The sherry is unmistakable in the aroma and taste of Balvenie clear recognizable , in addition, light orange tones.

Tasting Notes: this is how the Balvenie Double Wood

  • Aroma: ground barley, slightly nutty, then fruity notes of grapefruit and cherries
  • Taste: Sweet on the palate, the fruitiness is clear - now orange and red berries, slightly spicy with some vanilla - and in the very background you think some peat
  • Finish: dry and spicy finish, pleasantly warming
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Bottler: Original Bottling
Alcohol: 40%vol.
Age: 12 year old
Distillery: Balvenie
Coloured: contains Colour
Cask Type: exBourbon/exSherry
Volume: 0,7l
Manufacturer: The Balvenie Distillery Co., Balvenie Maltings Dufftown Banffshire AB55 4BB, Großbritannien
Country: Scotland
Product Type: Single Malt Whisky
Product Category: Whisky
Product brand: Balvenie
Smoke: non smoky
Region: Speyside
Responsible food business operator: William Grant & Sons Deutschland GmbH, Gertigstraße 12-14, 22303 Hamburg, Deutschland

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26 January 2025 08:38

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3 January 2023 06:39

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