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01-20-2017, 01:40 PM | #1 |
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Balvenie Caribbean Cask
Quite a lot of vanilla and rather sweet (makes sense give the rum cask finish after 14 years on oak). Really fruity stuff. Very little peat. Might be a scotch to try for those who prefer bourbon and rum. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.
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01-20-2017, 02:35 PM | #2 |
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As a 'door opener' for anyone not previously familiar with Balvenie, this one works (albeit it at a price). There's plenty of the trademark distillery character in terms of honey and spice. That said, it hasn't 'sent any shivers up my spine'. (And I've gone through a couple of bottles of it.)
The old Founders Reserve 10YO, not to mention the Single Barrel 15YO and Portwood 21YO (which is profiled in my latest A Rich Pour article), were/are superior as far as I'm concerned.
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01-21-2017, 02:58 PM | #3 |
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21 year old Balvenie is still my benchmark for this brand.
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01-23-2017, 06:06 AM | #4 |
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(...with the Single Barrel not far behind)
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01-23-2017, 08:15 AM | #5 |
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it has gotten hard to drink... because of the price tag
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That said, the Caribbean Cask bottling does pair very nicely with sweets.
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01-23-2017, 11:29 AM | #8 |
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it is, for lack of a better term, a desert scotch. It goes really well with caramelized pineapple.
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Had a couple of pours of the Balvenie. I liked it enough to go out and get a bottle. I rather enjoy their scotch, but I'm hard pressed to spend the money on their other now famous casks.
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