Name: The Balvenie Peat Week 14 Year Old
Color: Light brown
Nose: Peat, sea salt, smoke, wood, malt barely
Taste: Smoke, oak, ocean, slight honey
Review:
The Balvenie Peat Week 14-Year-Old is one of the many expressions produced by the Balvenie Distillery. To this day, I have not yet sampled a bad Balvenie. I do not think they make one.
The Balvenie Distillery was found in 1892 in Dufftown which is in the Speyside region of Scotland. It has been making whisky for 127 years and has three groups of expressions which are Core, Triple Cask, and Limited Expressions.
Core Expressions:
- 12, 17, Signature 12, Cuba Selection 14, Caribbean Cask 14, Single Barrel 12 & 15, Portwood 21, Single Barrel 34, 30, 40, 50, and 50-year-old Single Cask.
Triple Cask Expressions:
- 12, 16, and 25.
Limited Edition (age varies):
- Golden Cask, Islay Cask, New Wood, New Oak, Sherry Oak, Rum Cask, Madeira Cask, Peated Cask, Craftsman Reserve No.1, Portwood (1989, 1991, 1993), and Tun (1401, 1858,1509).
Peat Week was distilled in 2003 and was created with peat/smoke profile which is not Balvenie’s main component or method of distilling. It is 100% peated barley, 48.3% abv, aged in American Oak for 14 years, and is non-chilled filtered. The balance of the flavors is very well done. Not too soft and not too overpowering.
Price around $110 and very good and well worth the money if you like the flavor profile. If you need more peat stick with Laphroaig or Lagavulin.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
