2000s The Balvenie - Founder's Reserve - Speyside - 10 year old 40% vol

A classic Speyside malt, fruity, malty and medium bodied. Very collectible.

Colour: Sraw.

Nose: Quite smoky with some burnt cake, breadcrumb, caramel… Some nice flowery notes (heather) and quite a lot of honeyed notes. Gets a little grassy after a moment, while some nice hints of fresh fruits (apple, gooseberry, peach) appear. Nicely balanced and most enjoyable.

Mouth: Very nice attack on honey and fruit jam (apricot, quince). Herbal tea, Christmas cake… Some liquorice too. It’s got quite some oomph and I like the notes of dried herbs from Provence (thyme, rosemary).

The finish is medium long but nicely honeyed and spicy.