Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

It's been over a decade since we've revisited the Balvenie range. From the 12 Year Old, right up to the venerable 30 year old expression, the house style emerges as one of the lightest and most delicate to be found from Speyside with almost no peat evident. The Balvenie Single Barrel is drawn from a single bourbon cask of a single distillation. Each cask forms a limited edition of hand-numbered bottles - there will be a maximum of 350 bottles from any one cask - so each bottle is unique and unrepeatable. It typically offers honey, vanilla and oaky notes.

Tasting note: Very pale gold colour with a straw hue. The nose on the 15 is quite similar to its younger sibling, however here it's more focussed towards sweet spice, though vanilla in particular, along with hints of bubblegum. The texture and balance is impressive, with super soft spices delicately pulsing in a semi sweet, light to medium bodied vanillin oak profile. Warm, dry aftertaste with the spices lingering briefly. Elegant and lighter styled. 47.8% Alc./Vol.