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Balvenie Madeira Cask 17 Year
Balvenie

Balvenie Madeira Cask 17 Year

Whiskey Single Malt Speyside 17 Year 43% ABV
$$$$$ $300 and up Collector Top 5% of whiskey
26 reviews raw average 4.57
90 critic score out of 100

About this bottle

This was a limited edition release back in 2009 and it has been discontinued, though you may still find bottles in some retailers and well-stocked whisky bars around the world. This whisky was aged in traditional oak barrels (read: used barrels) and finished in barrels that previously held Madeira, a fortified wine from the Portuguese island for which it is named.

How it tastes

Measured across 14 flavor axes. Tap a note to find other bottles that lead with it.

Fruity 75
Spicy 65
Rich 60
Sweet 60
Vanilla 40
Tart 35
Oily 15

Reviews

Showing the most detailed of 6 parsed reviews.

Lcoppes 5.0

Happiness!!! Clean but deep and extremely rounded. Soft starting embrace of nutty, toffee and vanilla with emerging rich sweetness of fig, plum and raisins. No harshness.

harrylcf 5.0

This was good and if you find it ... you should know what to do.

geersgordon 5.0

So far my all-time favorite scotch. Shame it's so hard to find.

Herr WHIM 4.3

Very sweet on the nose and palate. Delicious. Thanks Squints

grayblue

can't wait to try this one!

Colt45CCG 5.0

Incredible!!

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