Nearing the end of the road, Day 23 of 24 Days of Whisk(e)y - tonight we have The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky, The Week of Peat, Aged 14 Years, 48.3% ABV, Story #2. I had Story #1 a few years back and enjoyed it, and in general Balvenie puts out good stuff, so I figured this was worth checking out.
On the nose, I get heavy peat and smoke up front, but not punchy. Butterscotch, citrus zest, malt and hints of apple as well. The taste is citrus, some sweet, and I get some licorice as well, but the peat/smoke is missing. The finish is more citrus and a mint tingle that hangs around.
My thoughts on initial nose and taste was this was comparable to Lagavulin 16. Doing an A/B compare - The Lagavulin is sweeter on the nose, but more ashy and smoky on the taste. Same ball park overall, but I prefer the Lagavulin 16. I could see keeping this around for people that like scotch but don't generally like Islay and want to drift into a bit of peat smoke. Rated 3.75 / 5.0
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