| Bottle Profile | |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Balvenie |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Brand Name | Balvenie |
| Bottling Name | Tun 1401 Batch #5 |
| Alcohol By Volume | 50.1% |
| Issued | 2012 |
| Average Score | 89 |
| Maniac Ratings | |
| Robert Karlsson | 92 |
| Konstantin Grigoriadis | 86 |
| Ho-cheng Yao | 90 |
| Krishna Nukala | 89 |
| Pit Krause | 92 |
| Rich Howard | 90 |
| David Wankel | 88 |
| Oliver Klimek | 85 |
| Benjamin Chen | 85 |
| Retired Maniac Ratings | |
| Keith Wood | 91 |
| Tasting Notes | |
| Robert Karlsson | Lovely sweet complex exotic fruits mixed in with lively (mint?) and darker spices (cloves). Quite beatiful nose indeed. Taste in balance, dry special dark spicy style. Cloves, coffee, quite yummy. But where did the exotic fruits go? Still pretty awesome. |
| Oliver Klimek | Colour: Dark amber - Nose: Prunes, raisins, toffee, polished wood, hints of soy sauce and nutmeg. - Palate: Sweet raisins, dried figs, baba au rhum, caramel, toasted nuts, mixed gentle oriental spices. - Finish: Rather long, fruity and slightly spicy. - Overall: A very enjoyable whisky with many interesting flavours to explore, one the finish could be a bit longer. |