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Whisky: Balvenie 15 year old Single Barrel Sherry Cask
Age: 15 years
Type: Single malt
   
Bottled: 2014
Cask Type: Sherry
Cask #: 16293
Strength: 47.8%
   
Distillery: Balvenie Distillery
Country: Scotland: Speyside
   
 
Date: 24-04-2015
Nose: Boiled vegetables, light bitterness, thick fruits, dry cotton countertop cloth, burned peach.
Flavour: Some wood, fruity, white pepper, slightly burned peach, sour candy, finishes with light spices and gingerbread.
Body: Firm oily, pleasantly sticky, gentle light dry finish.
Comments: It's definitely quite tasty though a little goody-goody. But what happened to the sherry?
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +--- ---- (8.25)
   
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