THE BALVENIE - DoubleWood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Matured In Two Distinctive Oak Cask - Complex, Yet Rich & Smooth - Vanilla Spiciness & Honeyed Depth - Award-Winning - 40% ABV - 70 cl

A good whisky in my opinion, but tastes and preferences vary from person to person. Easy to drink, and smooth. I usually always purchase this from Amazon for the price. It's good value.

Gifted to an Irishwoman who received this well, if it pleased her then it’s a good item in my eyes!

Really good whisky

Balvenie is a well renowned whisky brand, not quite as famous as Macallan perhaps, but in roughly the same league. That high perch come at a price, and that is that the prestige the brand has gained has often made it the target to be overtly criticized. This often pushes experts to overly criticize the brand - 'it's not as good as it should be' etc. I find this very misplaced in this particular case. It often retails close to £40, and that to me, isn't too ridiculous. You get a lot of whisky for your buck. Great aroma and bags of taste. Pleasant, smooth and vanilla sweet, a great all rounder, and a perfect gift for a beginner / a whisky curious person. I've had several bottles of this and will have more. If you find this in any bar, you should be glad!

On a taste journey, when my family first moved to Scotland, I decided to become acquainted with different whiskies (because the deep-fried mars bars didn't do it for me). Over the last 4 years I have sampled an array of different Scotch whiskies, with no particular methodology, and enjoyed some great flavors, and also learned to differentiate some characteristics. A couple of old Scots gents from the local pub gave me a few pointers too, but honestly I was a complete Philistine in comparison. With an open slate, I randomly bought a bottle of Balvenie Double Wood 12, the main criteria being it was on special for £31.00, and I hadn't tried that many Speysides. Frustratingly, upon opening the bottle I encountered a little problem. Somehow I broke the plastic cap off the cork. Still adequately sealed, rather than send it back to Amazon, I kept the bottle for a few weeks and decided to take it on vacation. One late, sunlight evening, with the help of a wine corkscrew, we removed the broken cork, and on a balcony overlooking a garden with my wife and kids in company, during good conversation, after a fabulous meal (and the rare ambience that such combinations offer), I poured a generous splash over a few cubes of ice, in a favourite-shaped glass. Sipping the Balvenie over hours, I felt the warm glow of everything wonderful. We played board games. I was funny and my family laughed a lot. This is by far my favourite whisky, not solely because of the taste and quality, but also because of the association with things most pleasant.

I've recently began to collect whiskys and have added this to my collection due to the high rating on here. The rating is marginally less than something like Ardbeg or Laphroaig however I definitely prefer the smoother more refined taste of this whisky than either of those two. (Laphroaig I like, however Ardbeg is something else and far too extreme for me). This has an initially nice soft sherry taste and has a smell a bit like plum. I'm not the type that will go into obnoxious descriptions as some do but it has a nice complicated taste with a mild fairly smokey aftertaste afterwards. There is only the most mild of peat taste to this but it's all it needs really. Overall it has quite a nuanced character. Definitely one of my favourites now. For people who complain about the price, you used to be able to buy bottles of 70ml Dalmore 12 year old and even their Cigar Malt for $20 dollars in the states. They cranked up their price almost triple what it was in 10-15 years. This being £5 more than it was 10 years ago isn't that big of a deal. You're not going to get a very complicated or enjoyable whisky for £20-£30 in most cases.

Have bought for a friend who took me for hospital appointment the other day so my way of saying thanks

Won of my favourite Malt Whiskeys Add a one piece of ice or a modicum of water Then enjoy 🥃