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World Whiskies Awards 2007
Best Single Malt Whisky
Best Blended Malt Whisky
Best Blended Whisky
Best American Whiskey
Best New Release
Best Whisky Liqueur

THE WORLD'S BEST
NEW RELEASE WHISKY

 

THE BALVENIE
VINTAGE 1972

The Balvenie 1972
The Balvenie 1972

“Hugely complex: perfumed with dried apricot, pear, orange and cinnamon. There’s honey, hazelnut, orange blossom water, spices and light smoke. Intensely concentrated mid-palate with a mass of honeyed red and black fruits, spice, apple. Superb balance and harmony between all the elements. Sweet toffee. Smoke. Proof, if it were needed, that this is a first growth distillery.”
Dave Broom

“Talcum powder, confection, strawberry jam. To taste it has a quaint old fashioned feel, dry as a tinder box and a wisp of smoke. Afairly feminine dram with layers of perfumed talc lingering on the aftertaste.”
Annabel Meikle

“Rich and profound. Caramelised fruit, custard, shortcake and a touch of polished floor on the nose. The same delicious sensation of paradise lost with cooked fruit on the palate. This is a superb late afternoon dram to enjoy for a relaxing moment listening to Beethoven’s 7th symphony.”
Martine Nouet

“Primrose, big bold fruits on the nose. Absolutely dripping with style and class. Everything in perfect balance in the mouth, with oddball blackcurrant mixing with hints of smoke and a captivating fruit and malt two step running through its heart. The finish is long and pleasant.”
Dominic Roskrow

“Afantastic dram. Plenty of coconut and exotic fruits. Not to be missed.”
Thierry Benitah

 

 

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

This was selected from the Editors Choice Gold Medal winners in Whisky Magazine's new releases tasting section from 2006

The Glenrothes 1991

Bowmore 1968

The Balvenie Vintage 1972

Port Ellen 5th Release

Glengoyne 32 Years Old

 

World's Best Single Malt
World's Best Blended Malt Whisky
World's Best Blended Whisky
World's Best American Whiskey
World's Best New Release
World's Best Whisky Liqueur

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