With Water: Water picks up the nose tickle, but doesn’t yield much else. A hit. This double cask maturation offers a sweet honey and vanilla palate with a spicy nose and finish. Welcome / Bienvenue. I am a fan of the Signature and the 15 yr old Single Barrel. With this 17 year old DoubleWood encroaching on £100 it might be worth saving up for a real treat, as I do remember this particular whisky being much better previously than it was at this specific tasting. Whiskey: Anthony Bourdain | The Balvenie Doublewood 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch. Lingering rich caramel turns slowly to good old wood. It must not be a great seller if it has come down so much on price. Fans of the 12yo will like this a lot. Registered in England and Wales (Company No. Patisserie aromas, in fact this resembles nothing so much as a good-quality doughnut, complete with icing sugar & gooey strawberry jam; then a heavy dollop of vanilla and the first hint of sherry, in the form of raisin ice cream drizzled with honey, and of course oak - fresh timber and autumn leaves. The 12 doublewood, 12 signature, 15 single cask, and 14 Caribbean cask are all in the $40-$60 range. sales tax. Medium-length, gently drying with a kick of spice. I live in Australia and 4 years ago at Dan’s & the 17DW was around $120. It is always fun to see a distillery copy most of the particulars of one scotch in their portfolio and then only tweak one factor. Balvenie Malt Master David Stewart presents the Balvenie 17 Doublewood, a 17-year-old whiskey with some surprising flavors that we wanted to look closely at. Balvenie DoubleWood 17 year is a cask finished single malt started in American oak bourbon casks and then transferred to be finished in Spanish sherry casks. A pleasure to nose, with layers of fruit and light, airy malt. Age: 17 Years Old. The only balvenie I have been privileged too so far in my journey is the 12 year double barrel, which where I am living is a whopping 67.99 (I know, fml right). Very nice whisky; very smooth with subtle flavors – however for $120 I find it to be over priced…Balvenie has also released a new 12 yr Single Barrel that retails for roughly $70 (if you can find it)…Is it me or is the Balvenie distillery getting a little too pricey for what they have to offer? It’s only once you hit 17years and up that the price starts to hit the $100’s which isn’t much different than other distilleries! Balvenie 17 Year Old Doublewood LS20-806* The Balvenie Doublewood acquires its complex yet rich and smooth taste from its maturation in two different types of oak cask, carefully selected by EXPERT Malt Master, David Stewart We reviewed the Balvenie 12 Doublewood a few months back and the consensus was that it’s a pleasant whisky but just lacking that little extra character. Copyright © The Whisky Exchange 1999-2021. This technique is at the heart of The Balvenie DoubleWood – it s Sweet and fruity with a touch of fruit polish. Of all the 17 year olds produced this is the poorest of them all. The Noob’s Top 10 Cocktails, The Balvenie (15 year) Single Barrel Cask #201, ScotchNoob Recommends: The Glencairn Glass, ScotchNoob Recommends: The World Atlas of Whisky, ScotchNoob Recommends: Whisky Advocate Magazine, Book Review: The World Atlas of Whisky by Dave Broom, Lagavulin (9 year) – Game of Thrones “House Lannister”, Boutique-y Whisky: Tomatin (11 year) Batch 4, Mortlach (15 year) – Game of Thrones “Six Kingdoms”. Thanks Tori at Maloney & Fox! This older DoubleWood is still aged in traditional American oak barrels and then transferred into European Oak sherry casks. So why the price premium? Nose: Juicy black cherry, honey lozenges, apple cider, light heathery florals, and a very faint raw green banana. The 15 is that house honey pure and simple, but the quality of those single barrel editions does vary…. Now the sherry influence is more prominent with cakey dried fruit (date, raisin) mingling with apple pie aromas. Registered Office: Elixir House, Whitby Avenue, Park Royal, London NW10 7SF, UK. Beautifully smooth and creamy with a soft finish; just the way I like them. I have had Balvenie 17year old once before when on holiday in the West Highlands of Scotland. Finish: A little on the short side, but very nice honey-sweet notes and some lingering vanilla oakiness. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. Alas, in these times of inflated whisky pricing and rabid demand for special-editions, it should be no surprise to anyone that the 17’s suggested retail is a whopping $129 US. The Balvenie DoubleWood 17YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky: Buy Now | Caskers Born in December 1839, William Grant became a cattle herder at the age of 7 … No need for water with this one. The price point and ABV will probably keep me away. This has to be the best Scotch balvenie doublewood scotch 17 year old the glass releases more fresh banana and an undercurrent of oatmeal brown! 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