Articles in the The balvenie Category
Cask Strength, Featured, Headline, Tasting Notes, The balvenie, marriage »
After the success of batches 1&2 (see my notes on the 2nd) , comes the third batch (actually there’s a fourth batch already in some duty free shops worldwide, I’ve seen one on my way back from Heathrow a few months ago. If you are not familiar with the term, Tun 1401 : basically it’s a special vatting of hand …
Cask Strength, Featured, Headline, Online Tasting Event, Speyside, Tasting Notes, The balvenie »
Almost a month ago, the Balvenie unveiled a new expression available only to UK residents, and members of the Warehouse 24, Balvenie’s whisky lovers club. To celebrate this new expression they announced a live tasting event for anyone who’s a member of that club (one can easily join the club online, for free) and was quick enough to ask for …
Featured, Headline, Speyside, Tasting Notes, The balvenie, marriage »
The Balvenie Tun 1401 is a relatively new release, and is very intriguing since batch #1 was highly acclaimed (Sadly i did not get to try that one, and it’s now all gone). So what is Tun 1401? basically it’s a special vatting of hand picked casks by the Balvenie malt master David Stewart. David selected 10 casks from the …
Headline, Speyside, Tasting Notes, The balvenie »
Five years ago i would not touch a single whisky. I did not like whiskies, and my memory of whiskies back than were of low quality blends, which did not attract me. When i was offered a dram I would say, no. Then, one Evening I visited my friend Kfir, and he offered me dram. I asked him if he …
Competition, Headline, The balvenie »
First of all let me thank everyone who participated, and wished us happy birthday and 300th post. It was really hear warming to see so many replies from all over the world : USA,India,Israel,Europe,Australia,Africa and many others. But here it goes: *drums*:
The winner is:…. Menashe Almor.
A wee set of those lovely Balvenies will be on the way to your address …
Peated, Speyside, Tasting Notes, The balvenie »
I’ve mentioned before that i have a special corner in my heart for the Balvenie, as it was the first single malt i fell in love with a few years ago. Since then I’ve taken a liking to peated malts, but i not only , as you might know by now. Imagine how thrilled I was upon hearing of this …
Finishes, Quick Dram, Rum Finish, Speyside, Tasting Notes, The balvenie, Whisky Links, scotch »
I will always have a warm corner in my heart for The Balvenie. A few years ago, i didn’t really like whisky. The truth is that i did like whisky, but i didn’t know it… Until then i tasted only bad blends and no wonder i didn’t find them very thrilling. Until one day i visited my good friend Kfir. …
