Balvenie's Collection Of Curious Casks

I visited Balvenie for the first time in 2013 and it immediately went into my top 5 list of distillery visits!

When I saw this new series pop up I knew I needed go get one!

#BTC40 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 40th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Mike @whiskyrover and Sam @ReviewsWhisky

DrivenByDrams Speyside Tour - Balvenie

After our fantastic tour of @TheDunphail.the DrivenByDrams gang rested overnight before our Speyside trip had us heading for @BalvenieUS

A distillery that's often overlooked because of it's Glenfiddich big sister next door.

Whisky Advent Calendar 2022 - Dram reviews

Those great people at @DrinksByTheDram sent me an Advent Calendar for the run up to Christmas! For the whisky fans amongst us this makes much more sense than a chocolate one!

Now the idea with an Advent Calendar is that you open 1 door each day from the 1st December through to Christmas Eve... But please enjoy your whisky responsibly! Sometimes it may not possible to open a dram each day, you could share with mates or save a couple to enjoy at the weekend?

Side by side: Five 10 year olds

There aren't a lot of distilleries sending out standard bottlings at 10 years of age, most leave it another couple of years for their entry level age statements.

In fact the Balvenie 10yo I'm trying here has been discontinued and replaced by a 12yo.

Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar

I was lucky enough to receive a whisky advent calendar from those lovely people at @DrinksByTheDram, it was their Scotch Whisky 2019 edition.

Each day during #Dramvent I opened a door and discovered what was inside!

Mini-review : Caribbean delights?

A recent sample swap from @isnaeWinston delivered a @Balvenie Caribbean Cask to try.

So this is a 14yo Rum Cask finish whisky - let's see what it's like...