Cask finishing is at the heart of The Balvenie 17 DoubleWood, it sees the whisky matured first in American oak barrels, which impart soft sweet vanilla notes, before being transferred to European oak sherry casks, where the second cask aging adds rich spicy flavors, depth and fullness of flavor.
Nose : Elegant and complex oak, vanilla, honeyed sweetness and a hint of green apple.
Taste : Sweet with dried fruits, sherbet spice, toasted almonds and cinnamon, layered with a richness of creamy toffee notes and traces of oak and deep vanilla.
Finish : Vanilla oak, honey and spicy sweetness.
*’Gold’ International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013.
*’Silver’ Single Malts between 13 & 20 yrs International Spirits Challenge 2014.
*’Gold’ Outstanding, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014.
*’Gold’ The Spirits Business 2015.
