I meant to post this quite a while ago, however, I’ve been as sick as a dog, tired, honestly mentally and soul exhausted at being on the internet after the last couple weeks, oh and currently working on reviewing a 400-page book. Not to mention life being life, as usual. Alright, let’s get my bias out of the way. I like Balvenie. I enjoy honey… Continue reading Four Balvenie of Interest
A few months ago I was speaking with a whisky buddy of mine. I mentioned that I was a Balvenie fan, which struck a neuron in his head. Turns out there was a whisky coming in. While we can’t say for certain that it was Balvenie, the rumours were that it was peated Balvenie. But those are just rumours. And we all know what rumours… Continue reading Speyside 29 1989 The Whisky Agency Heads & Tails
When one says The Balvenie, there’s one of two reactions: Either you enjoy the floral, sometimes fruity Speyside, or you pass. I am of the first group, so when I was invited (in addition to other members of the Toronto Whisky Society) to a Balvenie tasting at The Caledonian, of course, I cleared my schedule. Heck, I may have gone so fast that I cleared … Continue reading A night of Balvenie
In March, we had a tasting event with Jamie Johnson (@bourbonthing), the Balvenie Brand Ambassador for Canada. Jamie blew everyone’s expectations out of the water, bringing us 9 different expressions to try, including some unicorn bottles, as well as new make and barrel-seasoning rum! The drams were tasted were: Balvenie 12 Doublewood Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask Balvenie 17 Doublewood Balvenie 21 Portwood Balvenie 12 Single … Continue reading Balvenie Tasting – Event Recap
Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. I spoke in my previous review of a Balvenie of the experiments that started back in 2001 and how Balvenie got it’s groove back.. Wait, no, that was a woman who went to the Caribbean. Balvenie just decided to try peated things. The other release from Balvenie that uses their peated malt (that I tried… Continue reading Balvenie 14 Peated Triple Cask
Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. With Spring slowly coming, we all do some spring cleaning. Well those of us who don’t show up on TLC reality shows do at least. For some distilleries, doing runs of unpeated whisky or peated whisky is very similar. They spring clean their distilleries with it. However Balvenie 14 2002 Peat Week is different, as it’d be… Continue reading Balvenie 14 2002 Peat Week
Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. As the Balvenie tasting continued, I was very happy to see Balvenie 12 Single Barrel was part of it. Specifically a member on reddit had asked why I had never tried Balvenie 12 Single Barrel. Sadly the price is a bit up there at the LCBO, and as such, I hadn’t gotten the chance. The Single Barrels bottles… Continue reading Balvenie 12 Single Barrel
Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. As a Canadian, I live in an interesting environment, and not just because any injury or major illness won’t bankrupt my family and leave us destitute. No, it’s interesting because I try a few more white whiskies than normal. New distilleries pop up and sell them off. That said, I haven’t had that many Scotch… Continue reading Balvenie New Make
Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. Recently the Toronto Whisky Society was privileged enough to have a Balvenie tasting. And not just any Balvenie tasting, but one with Jame Johnson, our resident Brand Ambassador slash co-host of The Whisky Topic. And I was happy enough to join. The line-up was pretty epic, however as a biased person who likes Balvenie (cause I’m a… Continue reading Balvenie 21 Portwood [Re-Review]
Thanks to /u/cake_my_day for sending me this sample. It’s been awhile since I’ve had the chance to review a Balvenie. The company keeps it’s casks back to themselves, thus there’s less IBs. They release whiskies at a sensible rate, though some fans would disagree and say not enough. Secondly Balvenie’s releases tend to be high end. Beyond the standard 12, 14 Carribean Cask, 15 Single Barrel,… Continue reading Balvenie 21 Madeira Cask [Mystery Review]
Thanks to Rob from Whisky In The 6 for gifting me the remainder of this bottle! Checkout his reviews on YouTube (just search “Whisky in the 6”) Balvenie 15, Single Barrel – Sherry Cask, (European Sherry Butt) 47.8% ABV, $105 USD Nose: Nice rich sherry. Raisins, red plums, pears, green apple, starfruit. Taste: Really nice chocolate notes, chocolate cake, carrot cake without the carrot (just … Continue reading Balvenie 15 Single Barrel – Sherry Cask
Yesterday marked the annual Spirit of Toronto tasting event at the Roy Thomson Hall. An absolute must for the whisky enthusiast, Spirit of Toronto offers an all-inclusive experience with a wide range vendors and expressions. This was the second consecutive year I attended, and once again I had an amazing evening. One of the best features about Spirit of Toronto are the Masterclasses offered each … Continue reading Spirit of Toronto 2017
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