The BALVENIE 12 years Triple Cask 百富 12年 三桶 (1000ml 40%) 百富三桶系列,包含12年、16年和25年三款,每一款皆由50年資歷的資深首席調酒師David Stewart創作,結合First Fill波本桶、Refill波本桶和雪莉桶,三種不同的橡木桶調和而成。 百富12年經典三桶威士忌,是使用陳放在三種不同酒桶裡的威士忌,除了傳統的酒桶之外,還使用了第一次裝桶的波本桶以及第一次裝桶的雪莉桶。最後混合調配之後再陳年六個月,讓不同的風味做融合,成為了一款帶有複雜的香氣、香甜且帶有點辛辣的威士忌。 |
The BALVENIE 12 years Triple Cask Bottling Note~ The 12 year old expression in Balvenie's travel retail Triple Cask range is made with whisky matured in three different types of cask, namely first-fill American oak barrels, traditional refill casks and first-fill Oloroso Sherry butts. Following the maturation, the whisky is married together to create a cohesive, flavoursome expression packed with orchard fruit, custard cream and cinnamon spice. Triple Cask doesn’t mean they are used in equal amounts of course. The active bourbon wood gets the upper hand but is nicely supported by sherry. Well-made and reasonable price. Tasting Note~ Color: Bright Straw Gold Nose: very elegant and aromatic. Typical apricot and honey nose, with some mint and subtle herbal notes. Sweet vanilla. Also golden raisins and juicy plums. Very light floral notes. Actually you can draw a line from this to a Tun 1401, that’s nice. Palate:whereas I couldn’t say it was underpowered on the nose, it now feels quite light. Still quite fruity (sweet oranges, green apples, apricot) but with more woody touches now (green tea, mint, pencil shavings). Some cinnamon powder. This continues in the finish, with some dry tannins and fruit tea. |