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Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak Pineau Cask Finish

ABV: 47.6% - Size: 70cl

Balvenie French Oak - Pineau Cask 16 year old

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The Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak Pineau Cask Finish is a part of the Cask Finishes range. Initially matured in American oak before a finale in French oak Pineau des Charentes casks, this 16-year-old single malt features aromas of geranium, lotus blossom, and green apple skin. Palate notes include grapefruit, honey, and a hint of ginger, making it a complex and layered expression. ABV is at 47.6%.

About the whisky

Distillery:: Balvenie Distillery
Age:: 16 Year Old
Region:: Speyside
Category:: Scotch Whisky
Style:: Single Malt

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Sweet sweet custard notes come in to play on the nose with sufficient hints of honey. The palate is a warm tingly mix of apple stew with a dollop of sherry on top. The finish is surprisingly long for a Speyside this mild with nicely balanced sweet notes covered in peat. But overall this single malt is not upto Balvenie's usual high standards.

Score 84/100

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Nose #1: Strangely, right after first pour, a whiff of stale next-day beer: That can't be right! Let's let it breath-- Good, it subsides. Nose #2: Then anise comes in, as a tingly oak spice. (I think this is what some call pine.) Straw and heather develop, and the anise is joined by nutmeg. I was anticipating allspice or honey, but it is...

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I approached with open arms. I appreciated the stylish packaging. I inhaled the satisfying nose. I tasted. I felt the whisky's soft (I was going to write voluptuous, but that's a'Bunadh's domain) embrace. I tasted. I swallowed. I forgot. And that's the problem with this. It's just so forgettable. The components are correct. It's just as if it has...

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