The Balvenie
9.2

The Balvenie

1970 Vintage Cask

ABV 44.6%

Complex, luscious, gorgeous.

Dave Broom

Specification

The Balvenie

Brand

1970 Vintage Cask

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

44.6%

ABV

Scotland

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Taster

Nose: An elegant, soft, luscious, nose that reminds you of pancakes dripping with butter and honey.

Palate: Soft and mouthfilling with little spikes of wood notes and citrus. Dries as it develops.

Finish: Ripe soft and long, drying into wood then burnt orange.

Comment: Complex, luscious, gorgeous.

Score: 9

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Fudge. Honey. A hint of heather. Very soft.

Palate: Intensely sweet and Sauternes-like. Or perhaps orange muscat? With water, yet sweeter and fruitier.

Finish: Becoming more like dark, clear, liquid, honey.

Comment: Extraordinarily distinctive. All the characteristics I expect in Balvenie, but I have never experienced them in such a concentrated intensity.

Score: 9.3

9.2
Overall Score

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