A Gold Medal winner at the 2004 International Wine and Spirits Competition, this 30 year old Speyside single malt from Balvenie was matured in American oak and sherry casks before being bottled at cask strength.
Tasting Notes
NOSE
Round and complex with a gentle development of floral honey. Nutty and oily with
PALATE
Warming and rich. A sweet honey develops, vanilla, a hint of cigar leaf with nutty Sherry and a faint hint of smoke or malty peat.
FINISH
The finish is long and honeyed, subtly fading away with floral and fruity hints.