{"id":525,"date":"2013-04-23T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/?p=525"},"modified":"2013-04-21T22:53:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T06:53:37","slug":"whisky-review-balvenie-single-barrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/2013\/04\/whisky-review-balvenie-single-barrel.html","title":{"rendered":"Whisky Review: Balvenie Single Barrel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Name:<\/td>\nBalvenie Single Barrel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spirit Type:<\/td>\nSingle Malt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Age:<\/td>\n15 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Region:<\/td>\nSpeyside<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year Distilled:<\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year Bottled:<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Cask Maturation:<\/td>\n“Traditional Oak”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Alcohol %:<\/td>\n\u00a047.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Color:<\/td>\nAmber – 1 (natural color)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNon chill filtered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date Purchased:<\/td>\n2013.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price:<\/td>\nGift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Information<\/h3>\n

I received a Balvenie sampler as a gift, and it contained this 50ml sample of Balvenie Single Barrel. \u00a0Normally Balvenie single barrel bottlings specify the barrel they come from, but the sampler size does not. \u00a0Also note that I’ve only had 50ml of Balvenie Single Barrel, but I split the sample into two separate tastings on two separate nights.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out my video comparing all three down there in the links \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Nose<\/h3>\n

Tequila – fresh, peppery, grassy, somewhat earthy, but NOT youthful like tequila. \u00a0Straw. \u00a0Salted butter. \u00a0Soft vanilla, honey, light citrus. \u00a0Lemon and oats, stewed apples, light leatheriness (perhaps more of a shoe polish smell). After a good while (20 minutes), a nice white-sugar candy necklace<\/a> note.<\/p>\n

Palate<\/h3>\n

Vanilla, pepper. \u00a0Lemon rind and lemon pudding. \u00a0oily mouthfeel. \u00a0Light sweetness. \u00a0Very pleasant!<\/p>\n

Finish<\/h3>\n

Finished like a fino sherry – a bit dry and bitter, but quite nice. \u00a0Medium length.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

This is my favorite of the Balvenie expressions, by far. \u00a0The nose is quite complex, and the palate and finish are pleasant and interesting. \u00a0Quite well balanced, and MUCH better than Balvenie DoubleWood – I’m happy to invest the extra money for Single Barrel over the disappointing DoubleWood!<\/p>\n

WARNING: Balvenie Single barrel is just that – a single<\/strong> barrel expression. \u00a0So what you get with each bottle will be different unless you’ve got the same barrel number on the bottle. \u00a0I don’t have a barrel number for you because this is a sample size (I guess they don’t put the number on the samples), so buyer beware!<\/p>\n

Overall Rating: 88\/100<\/h3>\n

Compare To:<\/p>\n

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  • Clynelish 14<\/li>\n
  • Dalwhinnie 15<\/li>\n
  • Balvenie Port Wood<\/li>\n
  • Glenlivet 15 French Oak Reserve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Balvenie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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