Balvenie Speyside 30 1989 Le Gus’t Selection XXIV

It’s no secret that I enjoy Balvenie. Given my predilection towards honey it’s a given. Which is odd, because Balvenie tends to not show up in IBs (which I mostly purchase), usually don’t have higher abv (which I tend towards) nor do I typically have the chance to have many Balvenies (as the special releases […]

Four Balvenie of Interest

I meant to post this quite a while ago, however, I’ve been as sick as a dog, tired, honestly mentally and soul exhausted at being on the internet after the last couple weeks, oh and currently working on reviewing a 400-page book. Not to mention life being life, as usual. Alright, let’s get my bias […]

Speyside 29 1989 The Whisky Agency Heads & Tails

A few months ago I was speaking with a whisky buddy of mine. I mentioned that I was a Balvenie fan, which struck a neuron in his head. Turns out there was a whisky coming in. While we can’t say for certain that it was Balvenie, the rumours were that it was peated Balvenie. But […]

Balvenie 14 Peated Triple Cask

Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. I spoke in my previous review of a Balvenie of the experiments that started back in 2001 and how Balvenie got it’s groove back.. Wait, no, that was a woman who went to the Caribbean. Balvenie just decided to try peated things. The other release […]

Balvenie 14 2002 Peat Week

Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. With Spring slowly coming, we all do some spring cleaning. Well those of us who don’t show up on TLC reality shows do at least. For some distilleries, doing runs of unpeated whisky or peated whisky is very similar. They spring clean their distilleries with […]

Balvenie 12 Single Barrel

Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. As the Balvenie tasting continued, I was very happy to see Balvenie 12 Single Barrel was part of it. Specifically a member on reddit had asked why I had never tried Balvenie 12 Single Barrel. Sadly the price is a bit up there at the LCBO, and as […]

Balvenie New Make

Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. As a Canadian, I live in an interesting environment, and not just because any injury or major illness won’t bankrupt my family and leave us destitute. No, it’s interesting because I try a few more white whiskies than normal. New distilleries pop up and sell […]

Balvenie 21 Portwood [Re-Review]

Thanks to whiskytanuki for taking the amazing pics at the recent tasting. Recently the Toronto Whisky Society was privileged enough to have a Balvenie tasting. And not just any Balvenie tasting, but one with Jame Johnson, our resident Brand Ambassador slash co-host of The Whisky Topic. And I was happy enough to join. The line-up was pretty epic, however […]

Balvenie 21 Madeira Cask [Mystery Review]

Thanks to /u/cake_my_day for sending me this sample. It’s been awhile since I’ve had the chance to review a Balvenie. The company keeps it’s casks back to themselves, thus there’s less IBs. They release whiskies at a sensible rate, though some fans would disagree and say not enough. Secondly Balvenie’s releases tend to be high end. […]

Balvenie Triple Cask 12

Thanks to /u/Boyd86 for this sample. More finishes make better whiskies right? And more organs mean more healthy? Not to mention more chefs makes the broth fucking great, right? I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: If I ever uppercut a dolphin, I’ll both feel successful, silly, and deeply hurt, all at the […]