This whisky is aged for 14 years in traditional American oak before being finished in rum casks seasoned by The Balvenie. To create these casks, the distillery selects West Indies rums and uses them to season new American oak, after which the matured whisky is transferred for its finishing period.
How it tastes
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Now this is much, much different to the 12 DoubleWood. They mastered the rum cask finishing beautifully, as they keep it in the seasoned rum casks for just a few months so that the Scotch whisky can't be overpowered by the rum. You can feel that rum sweetness right away on the nose with tropical fruits, bananas and coconut as a compliment to the main, typical for Balvenie vanilla and honey character. Very pleasent vanilla and fruity sweetness on the palate as well. Again, beautiful work!
CCalvinosaurus4.5
Pronounced vanilla and toffee on the nose, with a tantalizingly fruity backdrop strongly reminiscent of a rich cognac. Softer on the palate, with honey and mild spice emerging alongside tropical notes of pineapple and coconut. Finish is short and sweet, and insistently pulls towards another sip. A sessionable scotch if there ever was one - bright and with a beautifully balanced rum influence
ccrate1014.3
Nose: Classic Balvenie with your dried fruits, honey, and vanilla, but add to it hints of tropical fruits, spice, and coconut.
Palate: sweet, caramel, more dried fruits, spice, tropical fruits, with a nice oily finish that lingers well. Well balanced with the rum influence taking a back seat and complimenting it rather than trying to dominate.
AAJ Chou4.5
Jul 2025.
Clear medium rich gold.
Aromatic citrus, tropical fruit, rich, woody, sweet, waxy oily in nose.
Rich and smooth with honey, vanilla, dried spicy, licorice, sweet, smooth, citrus, floral, woody, tropical fruit, gram masala spicy and toffee in palate.
Good balance medium long fruity rich smooth finish.
43% ABV Medium full body.
JJustinD423.5
On the nose it's aged rum, would not believe you if I was told it's Scotch. Tasting I immediately get the oak with vanilla still pretending to be rum until the taste matures and you finally get the peatieness on the tail. Goes down smooth.
SShatteredArm3.5
Unbelievably hadn't had this before, guess it's so ubiquitous I never felt the need to try it... a little caramel on the nose, rich palate, medium thick mouthfeel. Light bitterness on the finish. It's a perfectly solid entry level malt.
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