COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Balvenie.
BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.
BOTTLING SERIE: A Day of Dark Barley.
BOTTLED: 2019
STATED AGE: 26 years old.
STRENGTH: 47.8% Vol.
The arrival at the distillery of a batch of dark roasted malted barley, more commonly used in the production of stout, marked the beginning of a 26-year long experiment. The result was a pleasing depth – smokiness and oakiness as well as the classic honey, vanilla and citrus flavours.
NOSE: Big malty notes, soft brown sugar, vanilla toffee, blossom honey and a mild oaky spiciness.
TASTE: Syrupy with a toffee sweetness, some citrusy notes of tangy orange peel, followed by oak vanilla and a touch of cinnamon and ginger spices at the end.
FINISH: Enduring gentle waves of vanilla and oak spices.
