Single Malt Score: 82 ABV: 43% Region: Speyside Bottle: 9/10
The 12 year old Double Wood is Balvenie’s signature introductory dram. It’s a nice little whisky with a light heart and a bit of a sherry kick. But for all its pleasantness, this one always falls a bit short for me. Not what I’d call a “characterful” whisky.
Nose: Fresh honey, light sherry, apples, pears, nuts, oak, vanilla, anise, and toffee.
Palate: A nice oak presence, sherry, apples, pears, vanilla, baking spices.
Finish: Vanilla, baking spices, oranges, touches of sherry. Short and kind of 'meh.'
Thoughts: Decent, but there’s some disharmony here. The fruity notes are present but they never fully blossom. This is only lightly sherried, which should give the bourbon and malt notes more of an opportunity to shine, but the results don’t impress. There’s a good profile here, but the whisky can’t seem to find much character for itself, and the finish is a bit lackluster.
嗅覺:
*新鮮水果和蜂蜜的味道,非常活潑有朝氣.
*蜂蜜,櫻桃,雪利,蘋果,梨子,堅果,橡木,香草,八角,太妃糖.
味覺:
*橡木的味道特別.
*雪利,蘋果,梨子,香草,香料.
後味:
*味道消失的點快,味道有點單調.
*香草,香料,橘子,微淡的雪利.
評語:
*好喝但整體的問到並不是很平衡.
水果味很淡,不夠重,我個人覺得後味有點令我失望.
Nose: Fresh honey, light sherry, apples, pears, nuts, oak, vanilla, anise, and toffee.
Palate: A nice oak presence, sherry, apples, pears, vanilla, baking spices.
Finish: Vanilla, baking spices, oranges, touches of sherry. Short and kind of 'meh.'
Thoughts: Decent, but there’s some disharmony here. The fruity notes are present but they never fully blossom. This is only lightly sherried, which should give the bourbon and malt notes more of an opportunity to shine, but the results don’t impress. There’s a good profile here, but the whisky can’t seem to find much character for itself, and the finish is a bit lackluster.
嗅覺:
*新鮮水果和蜂蜜的味道,非常活潑有朝氣.
*蜂蜜,櫻桃,雪利,蘋果,梨子,堅果,橡木,香草,八角,太妃糖.
味覺:
*橡木的味道特別.
*雪利,蘋果,梨子,香草,香料.
後味:
*味道消失的點快,味道有點單調.
*香草,香料,橘子,微淡的雪利.
評語:
*好喝但整體的問到並不是很平衡.
水果味很淡,不夠重,我個人覺得後味有點令我失望.
