Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Rich amber with warm gold highlights; deeper than the DoubleWood 12 but lighter than the single barrel sherry cask expressions. Medium-full legs
Nose
A refined exploration of the DoubleWood concept at higher age and strength. Rich honey, vanilla, and toasted oak from the American oak maturation. The first-fill sherry finishing adds dried fruit (apricot, raisin), dark chocolate, and gentle spice. More concentrated and nuanced than the DoubleWood 12 or 17
Palate
Elegant and detailed. The American oak base delivers honey, vanilla, and butterscotch, while the sherry finish layers dried fruit, dark chocolate, and warming spice. The interplay is more refined than the standard DoubleWood expressions. Malty cereal sweetness, toasted oak, and a gentle nuttiness mid-palate. Full-bodied and silky with excellent integration
Finish
Long, balanced finish with lingering honey, dried fruit, and gentle oak spice. The sherry and bourbon cask influences alternate as the finish develops. Clean and warming with the Balvenie malt signature at the close
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
First-fill and refill American oak barrels
finished in first-fill European oak oloroso sherry casks
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