The Balvenie Distillery

Signature Aged 12 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky

9.47 ratings
9.73 pro ratings
Banffshire, Speyside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Malt
Cheese, Fruit, Chocolate
Top Notes For
David Kline

Unreal herbaceous depth here where rosemary and allspice hide their monstrous love child. Black, white and green peppercorns blast from a hollowed core sample of graphite, and igneous matter just above the roof of hell. But fear not mystic traveller, this is simply the expanse that shields the event horizon through which our universe has fallen. Yes, we are scorched and terrified, our very bone marrow boiling, our teeth dressed in ash cloth and dusty black earth, here is the golden hand of life pulling us back slowly, with tangerine lavas, smoldering lemon oils, to cardamom, hazelnut oil, the oxidative brawn of sherry, toffee, mocha and finally the cool kiss of mint, as we leave the burning sands and cross into the unexpected joy of the dangerous jungle. Better here in the tangle of living cruelty, where there is shade and dark water.

Unreal herbaceous depth here where rosemary and allspice hide their monstrous love child. Black, white and green peppercorns blast from a hollowed core sample of graphite, and igneous matter just above the roof of hell. But fear not mystic traveller, this is simply the expanse that shields the event horizon through which our universe has fallen. Yes, we are scorched and terrified, our very bone marrow boiling, our teeth dressed in ash cloth and dusty black earth, here is the golden hand of life pulling us back slowly, with tangerine lavas, smoldering lemon oils, to cardamom, hazelnut oil, the oxidative brawn of sherry, toffee, mocha and finally the cool kiss of mint, as we leave the burning sands and cross into the unexpected joy of the dangerous jungle. Better here in the tangle of living cruelty, where there is shade and dark water.

Aug 4th, 2019
Riccardo L.

Ach! such a great scotch. Salty sea breeze all over the palate... soft wooden notes too... just wonderful.

Ach! such a great scotch. Salty sea breeze all over the palate... soft wooden notes too... just wonderful.

Dec 28th, 2014
Anthony Pro

Huge! Like a punch to the face of complexity. It's like this scotch was aged in a bee hive.

Huge! Like a punch to the face of complexity. It's like this scotch was aged in a bee hive.

Dec 29th, 2014
Bernard Joseph Lemoyne

Bernard had this 11 years ago

Bernard had this 11 years ago

Apr 29th, 2015
Nat Phil

Nat had this 8 years ago

Nat had this 8 years ago

Apr 8th, 2018
Alejandro Goicoechea

Alejandro had this 11 years ago

Alejandro had this 11 years ago

Dec 6th, 2015
Vincent Hauspy

Vincent had this 13 years ago

Vincent had this 13 years ago

May 2nd, 2013