Balvenie 17 Year Old DoubleWood
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Review by @tjb

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The Balvenie DoubleWood 17 yr is the bigger brother to the 12 yo. The spirit is matured in ex bourbon barrels then ex sherry casks. The American oak imparts the vanilla and the closer grained European oak give more spiciness and the sherry influence as well.
The nose is (as one would expect) woody. Its fragrant with vanilla, honey and sherry.
The palate offers vanilla upfront, toffee popcorn, apples, raisins and hazelnuts.
The finish is medium long, sweet and leaves a spicy tang in the middle of the tongue. Mouthwatering with fruits and good wood.
I like it but I prefer the 14 year Caribbean Cask. It's cheaper and more flavour full. If you like wood then go for this as it is well made but the rum finish adds so much more.
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This bottle is fairly expensive where I live; usually put behind the cash register in most stores