Code
N/A
Distillery
Balvenie
Name
Doublewood
Producer
Balvenie
Region
Highland
Age
12 years
ABV
43%
Bottler Type
OB
Category
Scotch
A nice fruity sherry with a bunch of oak that's slightly artificial but not planky. Behind that, dates, milk chocolate, and underneath it all that meadow-y Spey distillate.
The chocolate and the malt base are nice but this whisky feels oddly boozy for 40%. Compared to the balance the nose exhibits, the mouth is disappointingly dissonant.
The boozy note is present here too. I would prefer Glenfiddich 12yo to this any day.
It must be at least a decade since I last tried Doublewood. I find the current bottling has a nice if a bit artificial and wood-concentrated nose, which sadly makes promises that aren't fulfilled by the taste and the finish.