Thursday 13 December 2012

Doublewood

This is a 12 year old single malt from the Balvenie distillery in Dufftown, Banffshire.  This is a whisky from the Speyside region and weighs in at 40%

Photo - Paul Evans

The whisky is firstly matured for many years in traditional oak whisky casks.  The secondary cask used for maturation is a European oak sherry cask, and it stays in here for a few months to add deep complexities to the whisky.

Photo - Paul Evans

The whisky is deep gold in colour and has a reasonably high viscosity. The aroma is of spicy oak, raisins and hints of vanilla.  It has a mellow, sweet finish.

Photo - Paul Evans

On initial tasting the whisky was rather fruity, followed by a spiciness that tingled the taste buds. It's a complex whisky with a good oaky body that mellows in the mouth, to a lovely sweet honey and vanilla finish.

I haven't touched whisky since last winter, but i'm glad I reacquainted myself with this one. Beautiful.

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