The Balvenie 15 år, Single Barrel

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The Balvenie 15 år, Single Barrel, Cask 4869
28 September 1982 - 16 August 2002 (20 år)

70 centiliter , 50,4% , original buteljering
Officiell hemsida

Inköpt 2004-10-25, Pris 558 SEK = 7,97 kr/cl
Öppnad 2006-08-19, Tömd 2007-05-03

SB-nr: 80462, 619 kronor (70 cl) = 8,84 kr/cl
Jim Murray poäng (2004): 93 (23-24-22-24)

Mina kommentarer:
En liten goding. Citrus, blommor och bär. Lite smörig, aningen rök och maltsötma. Min poäng: 87 p

Tasting notes från Malt Maniacs: Officiella tasting notes:

OBS! Inte samma cask.
The Balvenie 15yo 1985/2002 'Single Barrel' (50.4%, OB, cask #286) is actually 17 years old.
Nose: Honey sweet. Spicy. Surprisingly light and fruity. Tangerines? Organics as well.
Grows more complex after some breathing. Smoked ham? Raw string beans? Lavender?
Taste: Sweet and fruity - like fruit cake. Full bodied in the centre. Good mouth feel.
Pleasant prickly. Long, woody finish - maybe just a tad too woody for my tastes.
Score: 83 points. Recommendable, but not quite as smooth and spicy as the 1980/1996 bottling from cask #15986. But obviously that's the 'risk' with single cask bottlings. This will do just fine, thank you...
Nose ~ Fragrant aroma of vanilla honeyed sweetness, hints of heather and dry oaky notes.
Taste ~ Rich and complex, suggestive of years of careful ageing, it has a honeyed maltiness with vanilla oak flavours, and hints of spicy peat notes. It has a long and complex finish with a touch of liquorice.


The Balvenie 15 år, Single Barrel, Cask 4869 28 September 1982 - 16 August 2002 (20 år)	70 centiliter , 50,4% , original buteljering Officiell hemsida
Inköpt 2004-10-25, Pris 558 SEK = 7,97 kr/cl	Öppnad 2006-08-19, Tömd 2007-05-03
SB-nr: 80462, 619 kronor (70 cl) = 8,84 kr/cl	Jim Murray poäng (2004): 93 (23-24-22-24)
Mina kommentarer: En liten goding. Citrus, blommor och bär. Lite smörig, aningen rök och maltsötma.	Min poäng: 87 p
Tasting notes från Malt Maniacs:	Officiella tasting notes:
OBS! Inte samma cask. The Balvenie 15yo 1985/2002 'Single Barrel' (50.4%, OB, cask #286) is actually 17 years old. Nose: Honey sweet. Spicy. Surprisingly light and fruity. Tangerines? Organics as well. Grows more complex after some breathing. Smoked ham? Raw string beans? Lavender? Taste: Sweet and fruity - like fruit cake. Full bodied in the centre. Good mouth feel. Pleasant prickly. Long, woody finish - maybe just a tad too woody for my tastes. Score: 83 points. Recommendable, but not quite as smooth and spicy as the 1980/1996 bottling from cask #15986. But obviously that's the 'risk' with single cask bottlings. This will do just fine, thank you...	Nose ~ Fragrant aroma of vanilla honeyed sweetness, hints of heather and dry oaky notes. Taste ~ Rich and complex, suggestive of years of careful ageing, it has a honeyed maltiness with vanilla oak flavours, and hints of spicy peat notes. It has a long and complex finish with a touch of liquorice.