Balvenie – The Edge of Burnhead Wood 19 Year Old.
£260.00
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 Balvenie – The Edge of Burnhead Wood 19 Year Old. £260.00 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 48.7%. Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside. CATEGORY: Single Malt. DISTILLERY: Balvenie. BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling. BOTTLING SERIE: Stories. BOTTLED: 2020 AGE: 19 Year Old. ABV: 48.7% Vol. THE EDGE OF BURNHEAD WOOD Inspired by the fragrant, heather cloaked highlands which surround The Balvenie Distillery, The Edge of Burnhead Wood celebrates the pastoral tale of how The Balvenie craftsmen experimented with the distillery’s natural resources to find the perfect match between fresh heather and barley. The expression, which is made from locally sourced ingredients found in the distillery grounds home grown barley malted at The Balvenie Maltings, water from the Robbie Dhu spring, and fresh heather from Burnhead Wood retains the familiar robust Balvenie taste, with a delicate fruitiness, as well as notes of light spice and juicy fruits. NOSE: Nose: Lively and vibrant, this Balvenie has notes of fig and geranium oil perfectly balanced with fresh herbal undertones reminiscent of green woodland. TASTE: Flavours of honey, cloves and caramelised baked dates are layered on top of delicate citrus and spice. The sweetness reveals an underlying oaky dryness. FINISH: Lingering, oaky, dried blossom. |
 Balvenie / A Day of Dark Barley 26 Year Old. £625.00 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 47.8%. Summary: 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. |
 Glenrothes – Douglas Laing's Old Particular 14 Year Old. £95.00 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 48.4%. Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside. DISTILLERY: Glenrothes. BOTTLER: Douglas Laing. BOTTLING SERIE: Old Particular. DISTILLED: September 2005 BOTTLED: September 2019 STATED AGE: 12 Year Old. CASK TYPE: Sherry Butt. CASK NUMBER: DL13451 NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 368 ABV: 48.4% Vol. NOSE: Richly spiced, wonderfully sweet and warming with raisins and cereals. PALATE: Mouthcoatingly rich – showing its Sherry amongst sugars, grist and honey. FINISH: More of those engaging spices, plus cocoa, citrus, barley sugar and biscuit.
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 Deanston / 2002 Organic Oloroso. £100.00 Country: Scotland Region: Highlands Age: Strength: 50.6% Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highlands. CATEGORY: Single Malt. DISTILLERY: Deanston. BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling. BOTTLING SERIE: Limited Edition. DISTILLED: 18th December 2002 BOTTLED: AGE: CASK TYPE: Oloroso. NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 3492 ABV: 50.6% Inspired by the Industrious Spirit of their founders, the senior blender finished this unique single malt for 2 years in organic oloroso sherry casks. But first he watched patiently, letting it mature peacefully at the heart of the historic distillery for 14 years. The result is a golden dram that offers heady notes of honeyed oak & chocolate-covered toffee. Limited to 3492 bottles, this deliciously distinctive organic-certified limited edition offers a sweetly lingering finish in every drop. COLOUR: Light amber gold. NOSE: Dried fruit, honey, toffee, with hints of sweet malt and citrus. PALATE: Dried fruit, with hints of toffee and chocolate, honey, rich oak, sweet malt and subtle citrus and spice. FINISH: Lingering dried fruit and honey. |
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