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Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood | The Whisky Shop

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood

70cl 40% abv Speyside

£46.00

SKU

50935

Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood Description

'The Balvenie DoubleWood is a 12 year old single malt that gains its distinctive character from being matured in two wood types. Over the period of maturation it is transferred from a traditional oak whisky cask to a first fill European oak sherry cask. Each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt - the traditional casks soften and add character, whilst the sherry wood brings depth and fullness of flavour.'

Taste Profile

dried fruithoneyrichsweetvanillasherryfruit cake

Awards

Gold — International Wine & Spirits Competition 2022
Double Gold — San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021
Gold — International Spirits Challenge 2020

Knowledge Bar

In days gone by, the 'Dipping Dog' would have been employed by thirsty employees at the Balvenie distillery to pilfer whisky by lowering a cylinder into a cask. On retrieving it, its canny owner would have secured his haul by tightly sealing the opening with a cork.

Then the precious contents would have been gently lowered down the employee's trouser leg by a piece of rope and tethered to his belt. The cylinder became know as a 'dog' on account of it being a man's best friend that, like its canine counterpart, was also kept on a lead by one's side.

Today this ingenious contraption is utilised by the Malt Master, David Stewart when sampling an expression directly from the cask.