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The Balvenie 25 Years Old

The Balvenie 25 Years Old

Brand The Balvenie
Expression 25 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 25 Year Old
Abv 46.90%
Produced at Balvenie Distillery
Region Speyside
Launched 1892
Availability Specialist stockists
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.thebalvenie.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 13 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Honey, the dark, liquid kind. Flowery. Acacia-like.
Palate
The honey is there in the first taste, then it lingers behind the other flavours. Lightly syrupy. Mirabelle plums. Oranges. Lively, lemony flavours, especially when water is added. A hint of clove. More peat than I remember.
Finish
Firm, tingly.
Comment
A very sophisticated malt. Beautifully combined flavours.

Jim Murray

Nose
Mouth-watering malt surrounded by an almost minty freshness. Some tired oak but beautifully couched.
Palate
Every bit as lively as the nose suggests; waves of intense malt but of varying sharpness.
Finish
Some oiliness appears, generating length to that fabulous malt and bitter chocolate.
Comment
A rare treat. A malt that, despite an obvious over oakiness retains a truly impressive complexity and charm.

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