Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old 3cl Sample Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 40.00% - Aged in ex-bourbon casks before being finished in sherry casks, Double Wood is an excellent example of what the Balvenie distillery can craft, even at 12 years.

5cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling - A miniature of Balvenie's Signature 12yo.

Palate : Now the sherry influence is more prominent with cakey dried fruit (date, raisin) mingling with apple pie aromas. The main difference with the 12yo, though, is that here the oak is centre-stage. 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.

This shows soft oloroso notes, with honey & vanilla. On the palate it's nutty with a touch of cinnamon.

The Balvenie Doublewood Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a 12 year old single malt which gains its distinctive character from being matured in two woods. During its period of maturation The Balvenie Doublewood is transferred from a traditional oak whisky cask to a first fill Spanish oak sherry cask.

We say: This whisky is so popular during the festive period, that the only way we can ensure that there are any bottles left come New Year, is to nail some of them to our shelves. Apologies if you come across one of the nailed down ones, we like to keep some for ourselves. Alter Ego: Mister Geppetto; simply because it brings wood to life.

The Balvenie DoubleWood has been matured in two casks - Traditional Whisky Oak and Original Sherry Oak which results in a rich, mellow flavour of great depth and unusual complexity. An exceptional single malt. A bottle of Baileys in a wooden box, wood wool lined with a box of chocolates.