The Balvenie Vintage Cask 1967

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 7 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Very aromatic. Butterscotch, honey. Acacia. Faint peat. Palate Buttery maltiness. Honey. Orange. Linctus-like. Hint of vanilla. Juicy oak. Finish Orange skins. Lemon-grass. Lightly peaty balancing dryness. Comment A beautifully balanced classic Speyside whisky.

Jim Murray Nose Beautifully delicate and floral with a layer of peat. Bourbon-style vanilla adds age, approaching perfection in Balvenie terms. Palate Oily rush of malt. Vanilla and bourbon kick and then infusion of spices and bitter chocolate. Finish Dries out and becomes vanilla rich. Remains cocoa dominant. Comment An astounding whisky for its age; head and shoulders above its Glenfiddich stablemate.