Balvenie 15 Year Old Sherry Cask (Best 15 on the Shelf?)
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- Опубліковано 9 сер 2020
- We picked up this bottle during a run for a couple of Glenfiddich's. The color alone stood out to us and after Mark saw it, he said, "Grab it Drew". Pretty glad we did! We hope you enjoy the review.
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I bought a bottle of this and gave it to my dad's cardiologist as a thank you present. (Paid $115.) He postponed his vacation to check my dad out then realized dad needed a triple bypass. Dad had a very successful surgery and recovery and I'm beyond thankful. The Doc was blown away by the bottle. Bet he'd give it a 3.5 too! Slainte Y'all. Great review as always!
Holy shit that is an amazing story! I am glad your dad is well now. Any problems with the heart is always so scary, I wish you and your dad well.
Im on my 3rd bottle and they were all amazing! pound for pound best scotch in my humble opinion.
Thank you guys for these amazing reviews!
Nice video you guys, got me to subscribe. I really enjoyed the 17yr balvenie sherry cask, I think I’ll have to pick up a bottle of the 15 now. I remember the 17yr sherry blended really well with their 21yr port wood and the mederia cask as well. Keep up the good work!
I need this Mark!! Great review Gents!
I definitely enjoyed the 14 Caribbean Cask, have to keep my eye out for this one. Or better yet a gift set with as much of their range as possible 💯🥃
This is a bottle I always debate grabbing. Seems like it'd be right up our alley. Thanks for the review fellas!
On the Balvenie 15 Year I get schnozberry..... yep, definitely schnozberry.... I think you guys doing a shoot out would be great. I definitely learn alot in doing them. 🥃
I think most of us start off with Balvenie and this is certainly one of their high points, as long as you don’t get a refill barrel bottle.
I have a bottle from cask # 7654 & it has some caramel green apple on the nose and palate. Had notes crossed from Tamdhu Batch 2 or 3 and a little Glenfiddich 18 along the way. Really liked it neat best because adding a little water made it nicer on the nose but it made the palate go down hill quick. Really liked this cask # because of the fiddich, Tamdhu, & caramel apple notes for sure!!
One bottle open and two for backups. All 1st draw (dark color). My favorite by far!
this stuff is great . have been drinking this stuff for years each release is fantastic, rich dusty depth of flavor. Excellent stuff. Made to drink neat, no water needed, Dry dusty rich lingers and goes on and on. nat ,color and Non chill filtered what else can to want
Great review! I love this bottle. We did a first fill/second fill direct comparison once and let me tell you, it was damn close. We did give the edge to the darker liquid, but I have to say that David Stewart and Balvenie do a great job of picking the casks for this.
Once did a blind taste of this with one of Balvenie's brand ambassadors and we simultaneously looked at each other with questioning looks. Then we looked at the culprit which was a 2nd fill bottle. We both picked out the differences between 1st & 2nd fill on first sip. Glad to hear that you didn't find much difference as it can be rather difficult to find the 1st fills (darker juice), in my experience.
@@MrBassrazz Oh, very interesting. I totally believe it - those single barrels are always going to vary. But definitely, in our head to head it was very close.
Bought a glass of this at a lounge last night, really enjoyed it..now seeing what others have to think about it. Got it for $21. It was my first time trying Balvenie, and will not be my last.
Cask 8986, bottle 131, picked up today, tasting right now. Love the color. I suspect this bottle may be from a first fill cask, since the color is rather dark and the sherry influence is strong. This is a really good whisky, especially if you like a sherry finish. About 2ml of water added to the dram hits a super sweet spot. I've got a little peppermint happening mid palate, as I type. I love the 21 Portwood, but it could be even more amazing if it were at a higher proof than its 43%. I also like the 12 year first fill. This whisky, at 47.8 proof hits the mark. And for 15 years, its drinks much more mature and full than expected. Salted caramel and burnt brown sugar and cocoa on the nose. Definitely not much fruit on the nose. On the palate it enters silently and then blooms into the flavors on the nose with added toffee, dark fruit, orange and spice. A long spicy finish with the oak and sherry lingering. A fair bit of Cognac character, which I like in a sherry finish. On the flip side, you won't get some of the phenolic complexity you have with something like Springbank 18. To me, its a very good buy. I'm going to pick up a second bottle tomorrow to tuck away! Using your scale, I'm with you at a 3.5/4.
Sunday Evening Scotch hit it perfectly. You must look at the juice as some are 2nd fill. Looks like you guys got a first fill, lucky. @liquorhound mentioned to look at the color years ago.
This is the whisky that drew me over from the bourbon world to scotch😍 Got it as a gift
Welcome to the Scotch side of whisky!! ;-)
@@Scotch4Dummies Thank you, this event happened 5 years ago. The scotch side has been great!
@@thomasbuck303 have you tried Auchentoshan? It's triple-distilled, like Bourbon and other American whiskies. I heard that they started that to make it resemble Irish, which is also triple-distilled. That was to accommodate the large Irish diaspora in the West of Scotland, which is who my people are. My parents' hometown is just over the hill from the distillery.
I would love to see a Balvenie 4 Dummies Beginners Guild.. Or just your overall opinion of which Balvenie is the best.
Great video Great dram just like pringles once yu pop yu can't stop 😉 all the best from 🏴👌
Yeaaah boys got a sealed bottle in the cabinet, and it's doubled in price so far. Got two originally and loved the first one.
@2:47 Andrew said "That's a full butt..." POW!!! I love this dram! As I stated on your Balvenie shootout livestream last month I prefer the Balvenie 15 single barrel over their 17yr Double Wood and the 21yr Portwood. Now, maybe I just happened to get the best cask (#2039) but what are the chances of that?! Plus Balvenie means quality to me, I'd be surprised if there's THAT much of a difference. I can get this all day for $120 here in NorCal, and at a local bar it's $16 a pour! Great review (Andrew your wrong😮) Cheers!!!
One of my favourites this. Apparently they only realease X amount at the start of the year so its harder to get later in year? Not sure how true that is mind. Either way, definitely agree with you boys 3.5 all the way
single barrel. L have had several bottles .. one better than the other, consistently great stuff
Andrew!!! messed up another score.$110 near me. Ive had 4 bottles N they're VERY consistent. If it was a thing 3.75 all day long in my book. 🥃🇺🇸
Amazing stuff.
I would give this one a solid 3. There are some cask variations for sure as I have had at least 3 bottles of this stuff. It doesn't beat Glendronach 15 in my mind, but I would have this over a MAC 18 any day of the week. I would love to compare it to the new Tamdhu 15 and the GlenAllichie 15 for sure. Balvenie has been getting a bit pricey these days and the dreaded tariffs do not help as this now a $150 in my area. It is readily available so they do have a good distribution network so there is that...
Damn $150...OUCH!
My whisky club had the Balvenie 15 at a recent meeting and I liked it a lot, but I can get Aberlour A'Bunadh at just over $100 so It wins out for me.
Understandable!
one of my favorites, pricey but so good
I like when Drew comes up with a flavor everyone laughs at him and then Shawn says "beef broth" and you're all just like "hmm yeah definitely, beef broth."
To be fair that's not a particularly unusual note to find in good sherry casks.
It's Drew.....we have to laugh at him! :-)
Amazing dram guys😋
100£ in Sweden👍🏻
I loved the video.
With water the whisky became cloudy.....WHAT? it’s called “Scotch Mist” and results from being non-chilled filtered. This is exactly what you want from a quality non-chill filtered scotch. Looks like Scotch 4 Dummies fits.
Did these guys get a bad bottle? This was the whisky I loved most of all the ones I tried over the last year. Maybe I was just in the mood for a richer, sherried dram, but I found this more elegant than the Glenlivet and Glenmorangie 18s. Other whiskies in the year's lineup include Macallan 12 sherry cask; Glenlivet 14 cognac cask and 15 French Limousin Oak; Glenmorangie 10, Lasanta 12, Quinta Ruban 14, and Nectar D'or 12; Highland Park 18; Glendronach 12; Cragganmore; Oban 14; Lagavulin 16; Balvenie Doublewood 12; Bunnahabhain 12, Bruichladdich. Just got another bottle. Hope it's as good as the last. Finally going to try the Caribbean Cask 14 as well.
if it said 18 or 21 year would you give ir a better score and justify the price? Its just damn good!
Easily the best whiskey I've ever had, I live for my next glass of that.
That was my reaction too. I was stunned by how good it was, even after recently having some other great whiskies. Special recommendation: Glenmorangie 18 with just a splash of San Pellegrino.
Just got a bottle today, excited to try it out
On their website it says they are Oloroso.
What does everyone recommend as far as a cheaper alternative? One that’s flavor profile is in the ballpark, and with decent availability?
@@Booneville2024 …Gracias. I’ve got the Oban 12 cask strength special release…love it. Is that one in the same ballpark?
So I love this bottle as well. Since you take price into consideration with your scores, which I do as well, its well worth it (it’s $110 here in Delaware). So it’s definitely worth it when you can get it for that price.
And I’m considering getting the 21 portwood. Haven’t had it yet though. I found it here for $195
Apparently if you get a first fill of this one you can't see through the glass. Both the bottles I got are refill which is still really dark, yours is too.
Oloroso Sherry according to the website.
My bottle tasted like star anise, bone broth and cinnamon hints and clove with a banana bread finish
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Where did you guys get this?!
Local liquor store!
Scotch 4 Dummies I tried Vine and Table in Carmel. They didn’t have it. I’ll be in the Indy area tomorrow. Hope I can find it somewhere!
Most expensive 15 on the shelf? Is it twice as good as the Glendronach 12? $30 more than the 15 and Aberlour A’bunadh. Idk, I’ve been underwhelmed by other Balvenies. Not sure I’d be ready to spend $120 before tax on this one.
Is anything TWICE as good as Glendronach 12? There are diminishing returns with rising prices. However, I'll say that I have a Glendronach 12 in the house, and as a comparison between sherry cask finished whiskies, I'd say the Balvenie 15 is far superior.
I bought one and thought it was not very good. The bottle I had was over-oaked and quite bitter. Nowhere near as good as the ex-bourbon single barrel 15 year old.
hmmm..I don't quite get it so is this a single cask or not? Forgive me if I'm asking a very stupid question :)
Not a stupid question, its a single cask
Sassafras?
this can be had for $110 from what I saw on the web in the U.S. and that's a big difference than $135. I may get it but all Balvenie is overpriced and that's just Balvenie.
Just bought it, not much of a nose for me. Has a hint of dollar store sweet tart smell. Not bad, but was a little disappointed in the complexity.