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Review: The Balvenie Tun 1509, Batch 8

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It’s been a yr since we final encountered Balvenie’s Tun 1509 sequence, which is now again with its eighth installment — the ultimate bottling within the long-running and spectacular assortment.

This vatting of 18 casks chosen by Malt Grasp David C. Stewart consists of, as common, a mixture of numerous cask varieties and ages, with all the batch rested in a single giant tun for 3 months to marry. (Specifics on the casks turned out includes 4 American oak barrels, 4 refill sherry butts, 6 new sherry butts, and 5 American oak puncheons.)

The sherry is robust with this one, with a nostril that’s sharp with roasted nuts and torched citrus peel. That basic, undulating grain character is omnipresent beneath all of it, with hints of blended herbs percolating all through. The palate is expressive and once more massive with sherry affect, mandarins and blood orange giving approach to rosemary, tobacco, and a few barrel char notes. The end by no means lets up — punchy with notes of graphite and sharp thyme notes. Rosemary parts linger.

This is among the extra herbaceous Tun 1509 releases, but it surely’s additionally one of the crucial expressive. In case you like your Balvenie massive and daring, properly, what a finale to a beloved sequence.

104.4 proof.

A / $410 / thebalvenie.com

The Balvenie Tun 1509, Batch 7

$410

Score


9.0/10

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