Spent at least 12 years in traditional whisky casks, American Oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads, and moved to Spanish oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks for an additional nine months, then transferred to large oak vessels called “tuns” for 3-4 months to allow the whiskies from individual casks to “marry”. The Balvenie 12 Double Wood, aged in two kinds of oak casks, became a somewhat an iconic whisky over the years this rich and complex dram is an excellent example of what the balvenie distillery can craft.

Tasting notes

Nose: Nuttiness with spices hints

Palate: Smooth and mellow. Dried fruit, combining with nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon

Finish: Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet