
Paid: $60 for 750ml
Distilled/Owned by: Balvenie / William Grant & Sons
Region: Speyside
47.8% ABV
Aged For: 12 Years
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Cask Type: First-fill ex-bourbon
Cask Info: Cask #6694, Bottle #189
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Color: Pale straw
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Sliced green apples, honey, oats, vanilla, cider, malt, the green apple note is extremely dominate, after a few sips caramel emerges
Feel: Medium bodied
Taste: Caramel, apples, cinnamon, vanilla, light oak, honey, floral flourishes, and butter
Finish: Light to medium warmth, and medium length, oak becomes more pronounced with drying tannins, a bit of chocolate and honey with orchard fruits in the background
Thoughts: While living in the northeast I found a lot of bourbon cask aged scotches to be a bit plain and boring to my palate. Now that I am sweating my ass off on the gulf coast I am enjoying their lightness and subtleties and bit more. Very fruit dominate on the nose, proceeding to a buttery palate, and gentle oaked finish.
Score: 83 out of 100