What is the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood whisky?

It's a double matured whisky from Speyside, first aged in oak casks and then finished in sherry casks.

Why is the Balvenie 12 Years recommended for beginners?

It's smooth, complex but not intense, with no smoky or sharp flavors, making it approachable.

How is the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood matured?

First in classical oak casks, then finished for nine months in old sherry casks.

Who is the current master distiller at Balvenie?

A young woman recently took over after the retirement of the previous master distiller, Stewart.

What was special about the bottle mentioned in the review?

It has a label marking the 25th anniversary since the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood was established.

What flavors can be detected in Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood?

Sweet vanilla, sherry, oranges, nuts, fine oak, fruity and honey notes.

What is the ABV of Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood?

It has an alcohol by volume (ABV) of 48%.

Where is the Balvenie distillery located?

In Dufftown, Scotland, also known as the hidden capital of the whisky industry.

Balvenie 12 Years Double Wood Single Malt Tasting/Review | Whisky.com

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Zusammenfassung

TLDRIn this video, Horst and Ben Luenning review the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood whisky from Speyside, highlighting its suitability for beginners due to its smooth, non-smoky character. The whisky is matured initially in classical oak casks and finished in sherry casks, enhancing its flavor with sweet vanilla, sherry, fruit, nuts, and a hint of oak. The reviewers discuss the whisky's rich history, noting the current status under a new master distiller and its marking of a 25-year milestone. Balvenie 12 Years has a 48% ABV, and its distillery is located in Dufftown, Scotland, an area central to whisky production. It's described as a well-balanced whisky, with incredible intensity for its ABV, making it an ideal gift for someone new to whisky.

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🥃 Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood is an ideal whisky for beginners.
🏔️ The distillery is located in Dufftown, Scotland, known for its whisky production.
🎂 This bottle marks the 25th anniversary of Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood.
🍊 The whisky has notes of sweet vanilla, sherry, oranges, and nuts.
🔄 Initially aged in oak casks, it finishes maturation in sherry casks.
👏 The review praises its smooth, complex flavor with no smoky presence.
👩‍🔬 The distillery recently appointed a new, young master distiller.
🥇 Balvenie 12 is recommended for its fullness and non-intense character.
🍯 Notably sweet, with honey and fruity undertones.
🔥 At 48% ABV, it provides intense yet smooth flavor.

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In this video, the hosts, Horst and his son Ben, discuss the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood whiskey. This whisky is considered a standard from Speyside and is recommended for beginners due to its double maturation process, first in classical oak casks and then in old sherry casks, giving it a distinctive sherry character and fruitiness. They also mention a change in the master distiller at Balvenie, with Donald retired and still offering mentorship. Additionally, it's noted that the Balvenie 12 Years was introduced in 1993, replacing the older 10-year version. They highlight its smooth, sweet vanilla and orange flavors, and how it offers a complex, well-balanced taste without being too intense or smoky, making it an excellent choice for newcomers to whisky.

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Video-Fragen und Antworten

What is the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood whisky?
It's a double matured whisky from Speyside, first aged in oak casks and then finished in sherry casks.
Why is the Balvenie 12 Years recommended for beginners?
It's smooth, complex but not intense, with no smoky or sharp flavors, making it approachable.
How is the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood matured?
First in classical oak casks, then finished for nine months in old sherry casks.
Who is the current master distiller at Balvenie?
A young woman recently took over after the retirement of the previous master distiller, Stewart.
What was special about the bottle mentioned in the review?
It has a label marking the 25th anniversary since the Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood was established.
What flavors can be detected in Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood?
Sweet vanilla, sherry, oranges, nuts, fine oak, fruity and honey notes.
What is the ABV of Balvenie 12 Years Doublewood?
It has an alcohol by volume (ABV) of 48%.
Where is the Balvenie distillery located?
In Dufftown, Scotland, also known as the hidden capital of the whisky industry.

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welcome to whisky.com be fine spirits
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meet my name is luening horst luening
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this my son Ben and today we are tasting
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the bell we need 12 years dummy woods
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well this is a real standard from the
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space side it's one of the well the
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whiskies I would always recommend for
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beginners it's a double matured whisky
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means first in classical oak casks and
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then we have a finishing period of nine
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months in old sherry casks and this
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brings this sherry character and
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fruitiness to the whisky I'm really
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excited about how how this is going to
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continue because they they changed
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master distiller I think didn't um
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Stewart's yeah but I think he retired
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and got the very young woman in there
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done didn't he he retired he's still
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doing some mentoring and what's
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particularly in this bottle is less the
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25th anniversary on top of this in the
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band role and in red and I thought it
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was especially for our company our 25th
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anniversary but no the Baldini 12 years
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old was established in 1993 when our
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company was founded and before that
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there had been a 10 years of age with a
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cognac shaped bottle little greenish
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from the glass and then they moved to
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this new bottle with a 10 year old and
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that was a mixture from ex cherry Cass
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and expert castes and then they moved
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forward first increase in their store
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the warehouses the storage I moved to a
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12 years of age and this is the but we
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need double bought and this is the
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standard from the distillery now and the
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10 years old is gone for four years and
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years now yeah you're grinning it's very
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good whisky yeah I had it on the few
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bill binney events I know it's good
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I always find really really funny is you
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have a bunch been Shia on there and I
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did two tours in Scotland but when I was
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16 so I was a bit of an ignorant
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teenager so I didn't care where I was
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driving but when I did the tour in
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Canada the the last thing I did was go
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to the Banff region in Canada into the
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National Park it was really really
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beautiful in the Rocky Mountains and
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yeah I think that came from the Scottish
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band mm-hmm probably just region in
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Scotland on the Balvenie distillery is
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located in Deaf town the hidden capital
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of the whisky industry Rome was built on
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seven hills - tom was built on seven
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stills so the original capital I think
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is Allegan of the region but the tough
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town is from the mouth of the whisky
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produced is the capital with now eight
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distilleries in deaf town so a wonderful
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smell in the nose already and this is
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the start is sweet vanilla sherry
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oranges juice oranges no alcohol at all
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yeah and this the second drama have and
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now the vanilla is much stronger than
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the beginning in the beginning they had
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been a lot of orange juice and orange
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aromas sweet orange aroma in that but
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now it's vanilla and vanilla mmm it's
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for me I always find a lot of orange in
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there it's just when you smell the
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beautiful orange character so if this is
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the Epiphany of orange charactered
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whisky also you got a lot of juicy
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fruits juicy orange and sherry a little
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bit of fine oak I would say plus of
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sweetness with vanilla honey yeah
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written noise mm soft water coming
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sweetness on my tongue and then yeah and
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then a little spiciness rises it's the
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oak found out the orange juice is really
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present here more and more and it's full
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in my mouth and this is just for 8% ABV
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so this is incredible intense for such a
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weak are smooth whiskey yeah really good
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long I have to taste warming sherry in a
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little nuttiness coming through and this
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is typical for the owner also sherry
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casks there's sherry can set up in total
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that there is oh yeah this is not
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innocent
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mmm what the with a whiskey in your
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mouth you do got this juicy juicy orange
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with a lot of other foods sherry
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mmm nice sweet and when you you just
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wait a bit there comes that nuttiness
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little bit of final character a little
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bit more intense really a very nice
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well-balanced whisky and incredibly
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present or intense with the with the
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aromas for just the 48 percent ABV
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visions but it's still incredibly oily
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and smooth as well so yeah definitely a
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beginner's one and this is well whenever
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I have to suggest whiskey to potential
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buyers as well I need some foreign for
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an uncle or so I said you have no idea
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what to what to bring as a present that
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weenie is just the right one because
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it's not that intense its complex is
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full it's rewarding and it is not smoky
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stinky
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not sharp at all so as everything
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because this cherry is just to finish a
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9-month sherry
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finish and this brings this fruitiness
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and there's a little nuttiness to it so
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a wonderful drum should be finished but
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today sorry I have still one or two to
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go
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so this is for my health ok nice so
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