The final, and oldest Balvenie in our review of the core range. Balvenie 17 Year Old Doublewood LS20-806* The Balvenie Doublewood acquires its complex yet rich and smooth taste from its maturation in two different types of oak cask, carefully selected by EXPERT Malt Master, David Stewart Our special air-inflated packaging is both re-usable and recyclable, as well as efficient to both transport and dispose of. While it sounds tasty, it just doesn’t seem like a good value when the Single Barrel is roughly half the price. I would recommend it to anyone who appreciates a good Whisky. fees apply. Palate: Medium-bodied. Balvenie 14 Golden Cask - 91/100. Excellent stuff and in my opinion one of the best. Registered in England and Wales (Company No. Very nice whisky; very smooth with subtle flavors – however for $120 I find it to be over priced…Balvenie has also released a new 12 yr Single Barrel that retails for roughly $70 (if you can find it)…Is it me or is the Balvenie distillery getting a little too pricey for what they have to offer? Registered office: The Balvenie Maltings, Dufftown, Banffshire, AB55 4BB. This double cask maturation offers a sweet honey and vanilla palate with a spicy nose and finish. I live in Australia and 4 years ago at Dan’s & the 17DW was around $120. Region: Speyside. Of all the 17 year olds produced this is the poorest of them all. I found it to be delicious. Naturally, as this is a Balvenie, it's very good oak, with big creamy vanilla, polished wood, a bite of oakspices (clove, cinnamon) and a hint of dry liquorice. I certainly have vivid memories of it being poured liberally in my Oddbins days and remember it as a very important step on the journey to understanding what the single malt fuss was about. I've never tasted such a beautiful, rich and sweet whisky before. Balvenie's elder sibling to DoubleWood 12 Year Old, shares similar characteristics to their most popular expression but has a distinctly different taste, with deeper vanilla notes, hints of green apple, creamy toffee and a lovely richness and complexity. Balvenie remains one of my favorite distilleries, but their pricing has become distasteful. The Noob’s Top 10 Cocktails, The Balvenie (15 year) Single Barrel Cask #201, ScotchNoob Recommends: The Glencairn Glass, ScotchNoob Recommends: The World Atlas of Whisky, ScotchNoob Recommends: Whisky Advocate Magazine, Book Review: The World Atlas of Whisky by Dave Broom, Lagavulin (9 year) – Game of Thrones “House Lannister”, Boutique-y Whisky: Tomatin (11 year) Batch 4, Mortlach (15 year) – Game of Thrones “Six Kingdoms”. From the heart of Speyside comes a 43% whiskey with fruity aromas for those who appreciate the taste of a … Leaves you with an impression of quality and finesse. Welcome / Bienvenue. BALVENIE (The) 17 YEAR OLD Double Wood 43% Single Malt Whisky, Scotland / Speyside, 70cl, Ref: 17547 Aged in bourbon casks and finished in sherry casks, this version has managed to find the perfect balance between these two contrasting worlds. Released to celebrate Malt Master David Stewart’s 50 years at The Balvenie, The 17 year-old DoubleWood is a straightforward upgrade to its 12 year-old younger brother. Age: 17 Years Old. Fans of the 12yo will like this a lot. You can also select express delivery, or pick a specific delivery date, at checkout. Balvenie DoubleWood 17 Year Old by Mark November 20, 2014 December 9, 2014 At the Midlands Whisky festival a couple of months ago I was lucky enough, and cheeky enough, to sample some new-make Balvenie spirit. WOW, you won’t be disappointed with this! Cocktails: Part One. The extra 5 years maturation have transformed the already great 12 year old, giving it deep vanilla notes and added richness. Please log in again. Balvenie 17 Year Double wood Malt Master David Stewart, who celebrated his 50th year at The Balvenie in 2012, returned to one of his most celebrated achievements – consecutive maturation in two different types of cask, a process often referred to as ‘cask finishing’. The price point and ABV will probably keep me away. The only balvenie I have been privileged too so far in my journey is the 12 year double barrel, which where I am living is a whopping 67.99 (I know, fml right). Another fantastic invention from the workbench of Balvenie Malt Master David Stewart – a 17-year-old version of the bestselling DoubleWood. Balvenie‘s 12 year old DoubleWood is one of Speyside’s most-loved drams amongst the whisky fraternity, with many whisky nuts (yours truly included) citing it as a key ‘gateway’ malt. It must not be a great seller if it has come down so much on price. This was the last of The Balvenie trio I tried and the Caribbean Cask will take some beating!. I have been trying like crazy to acquire a bottle of the single barrel but, to no prevail around here. No need for water with this one. Auction. Reviews #46 & 47: Pair of Balvenie (Balvenie Doublewood 17 Year & Caribbean Cask 14 Year) Distillery: Balvenie Distillery. Ouch. As specialists in glass packaging they ensure that your items stay safe and secure in transit. Finish: A little on the short side, but very nice honey-sweet notes and some lingering vanilla oakiness. As it stands I’ll probably buy the 15 single cask, when I next hear about a particularly stand out cask. I’ve been thinking the same thing. Balvenie 15 Single Cask - 94/100. Balvenie 17 years old Double Wood - Original bottling - 700ml $ 113.95 $ 162.79 / 1000ml. More time in ex-bourbon yields deeper oak flavors and turns an already smooth malt into silk. I love Balvenie’s offerings but they’ve priced me out. A hit. Balvenie DoubleWood 17 year old review. So easy-drinking. A pleasure to nose, with layers of fruit and light, airy malt. Balvenie 17 New Wood - 90/100. Balvenie Malt Master David Stewart presents the Balvenie 17 Doublewood, a 17-year-old whiskey with some surprising flavors that we wanted to look closely at. Still initially matured in 'whisky oak' casks before being switched to sherry wood to finish, the extra years give it extra depth without being overpowering. The login page will open in a new window. Oily mouthfeel, soft sweet caramel, lightly spiced wood, good apple pie (stewed apples, lightly sweetened pastry and a few raisins thrown in for good measure), a cinnamon tingle and a hint of Mars Milk. Alas, in these times of inflated whisky pricing and rabid demand for special-editions, it should be no surprise to anyone that the 17’s suggested retail is a whopping $129 US. I have had Balvenie 17year old once before when on holiday in the West Highlands of Scotland. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. The Balvenie, still one of my favorite distilleries, recently launched a big-brother expression to go with their wildly popular 12 year-old DoubleWood. That said, the marriage of elegant light bourbon-aged Balvenie malt with a cavalcade of fresh sweet fruit from the brief dip in sherry barrels is spot-on, like the 12 DoubleWood with a little more of everything that makes it great, a bit more refined, and less bitter oak on the finish. He said it was the best whiskey he had ever had! I bought a sample bottle of this recently and I absolutely loved it. Released to celebrate Malt Master David Stewart’s 50 years at The Balvenie, The 17 year-old DoubleWood is a straightforward upgrade to its 12 year-old younger brother. Beautifully smooth and creamy with a soft finish; just the way I like them. Very appealing. Balvenie 30 year old - 90/100 Balvenie 14 Carribean Cask - 88/100. Yes, the price may be a little out of order, but I’ve spent that much on a lot of other things that didn’t give me as much pleasure. The original 12 yr old Doublewood in the 1990’s was far superior to this 17 yr Doublewood. An additional 5 years of maturation in traditional ex-Bourbon oak casks, followed by a similar short (less than a year) dunk in ex-sherry European oak, gives a perfect balance of fruit, oak, and malt. This is banana I can get behind! Registered in Scotland. “Doublewood” is a term used by Balvenie to note that after almost 17 years spent in ex-bourbon casks, the whisky is then moved to European Oak ex-sherry casks for its final period of maturation. I paid $25.00 for a shot of The Balvenie 17 double wood at the Las Vegas, NV airport. Glendronach 15 Year Old RevivalSherry Cask. The DoubleWood 17 year old is an elder sibling to DoubleWood 12 year old and shares its honeyed, spicy characteristics, but it is distinctly different, with deeper vanilla notes, hints of green apple, creamy toffee and a striking richness and complexity. So I was excited to try this version which is the same juice but aged for an extra 5 years. I think the 17-year, while very good, is $25 overpriced. Honestly, I was greatly disappointed. This new 17 yr old upgrade is bait too delicate for me. The Balvenie DoubleWood 17YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky: Buy Now | Caskers Born in December 1839, William Grant became a cattle herder at the age of 7 … Overall: Tastes to me like a cross between the usual 12 year-old DoubleWood and the 15 single-barrel. Registered Office: Elixir House, Whitby Avenue, Park Royal, London NW10 7SF, UK. The Macallan 12 is only six dollars more, and to me is eons ahead of this dram. Sweet and fruity with a touch of fruit polish. The main difference with the 12yo, though, is that here the oak is centre-stage. Please select a language / S'il vous plaît sélectionner une langue. The world is full of sherry-bombs, The Balvenie is all about subtlety and finesse. I have seen a number of comments now saying it didn’t deserve it’s pricepoint. Bought this as a present for a Scottish gentleman with many years of whiskey experience! The vintage year displayed on the product image may differ from the stock available in stores and online. Patisserie aromas, in fact this resembles nothing so much as a good-quality doughnut, complete with icing sugar & gooey strawberry jam; then a heavy dollop of vanilla and the first hint of sherry, in the form of raisin ice cream drizzled with honey, and of course oak - fresh timber and autumn leaves. Years ago I had a bottle of the basic 12-year old Balvenie Doublewood, and I thought it was superb. Whiskey: Anthony Bourdain | The Balvenie Doublewood 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch. The BALVENIE DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED. We are still open. Company number: SC138003. So, like the younger offering but with an additional five years of maturity. Lingering rich caramel turns slowly to good old wood. All Rights Reserved. I have been very happy with the direction this site has pointed me and was sore faced after the 12 so, after this review, am not looking towards the this dram. Copyright © The Whisky Exchange 1999-2021. If you’ve got the scratch, though, or can find it for under $99, it’s a truly transcendent malt and a straight-up improvement over the already excellent 12-year DoubleWood in every facet. Admittedly very smooth through and through, it just gives me a thirty dollar bourbon with less harsh alcohol burn on the palate and finish. It's far too well-mannered to be a moody teenager, but Doublewood 17yo shows significantly greater depth of character than its happy-go-lucky younger sibling. Get The Balvenie DoubleWood 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky for $160.99 See buyer reviews and tasting notes. It was strangely disappointing, though I am working away at it like a man and I will learn to like it better. 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