Nonetheless expertly chosen by David Stewart, eighteen of the best casks from The Balvenie warehouses went into Tun 1509 Batch #8. Some had been refill sherry butts – others traditional ex-bourbon barrels. As all the time they had been married collectively one of many massive oak marrying vessel that sit in Warehouse 24.
Balvenie Tun 1509 (52,2%, OB 2022, Batch #8)
Nostril: begins on shiny citrus, like lemon tartlets and grapefruit juice, alongside properly polished oak. It jogs my memory of a really outdated cognac with elegant rancio notes. Later vanilla cake, marmalade and hints of toffee come out. Golden raisins, delicate coconut and whiffs of pine needles too.
Mouth: honeyed onset, evolving in the direction of tangerine, tinned pineapple and apricots, in addition to some candy almond paste. Creamy, buttery vanilla from the bourbon casks, blended with some caramelized toffee notes and oak spice from the sherry. Peppery notes develop stronger, later additionally just a few floral notes and natural tea.
End: relatively lengthy, with a faint bitter trace of oak char, gingerbread, thyme, vanilla and wooden.
One of many nicer batches of Tun 1509 I’ve had, undoubtedly up from Tun 1509 Batch 6. Actually elegant, with an amazing steadiness between bourbon and sherry casks. The Whisky Trade continues to be promoting samples. In different international locations you may nonetheless discover full bottles as nicely.
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