Today, we will be tasting and breaking down the entire lineup of Balvenie Scotch whisky bottles. Our goal is to not only taste and review these whiskeys, but to explore the best Balvenie flavors and cask finishes to determine which bottles are worth their price tags.
Here is a list of all bottles included in this lineup if you want to skip directly to a particular bottle:
- Balvenie 12 Year – Double Wood ($80)
- Balvenie 12 Year – American Oak Review ($80)
- Balvenie 14 Year – Caribbean Cask ($90)
- Balvenie – The Creation of a Classic ($100)
- Balvenie 12 Year – Single Barrel First Fill ($100)
- Balvenie 14 Year – Peat Week ($100)
- Balvenie 14 Year – Collection of Curious Casks American Bourbon ($120)
- Balvenie 15 Year – Single Barrel Sherry Cask – First Fill ($140)
- Balvenie 15 Year – Madeira Cask ($140)
- Balvenie 16 Year – French Oak ($180)
- Balvenie 18 Year – Pedro Ximénez Cask ($200)
- Balvenie 21 Year – Port Wood ($360)
- Balvenie 21 Year – Single Barrel ($370)
I will preface this lineup of reviews by stating that Balvenie is my favorite distillery of my entire collection. It is one of the first times I officially reviewed a whisky bottle with my good buddy Chuck.
He already had a decent whisky collection and since Balvenie was our favorite, we decided to splurge on the most expensive bottle at our local store which at the time (2018) was a bottle of Balvenie 21 Port Wood which cost us $180 at the time.
That was by far the most either of us had ever spent on a bottle of whisky and when we compared it to the rest of our bottles, it blew us away.
Shortly after that, we continued tasting and reviewing whisky which led me to creating this website where I have now reviewed over 400 bottles of whisky and to this day, the Balvenie 21 year is still one of my favorite (if not the favorite) of my entire collection.
So today, we’re going to go through the entire lineup of Balvenie bottles that I have been able to find.
Most of these bottles will be available on your shelf at local liquor stores, but there are a few that are travel retail only which means you can only really buy them in airports and international travel.
This list goes in order of price which also happens to generally correlate with the age statements on each bottle.
So to begin, let’s start with the basic bottle of the Balvenie lineup… the Balvenie 12 Year – Double Wood.
Balvenie 12 Year Double Wood is a perfect go-to Scotch whisky.
It is right in the sweet spot for Scotches at the $80 price range where you get an excellent quality whisky for less than $100.
It is aged for a little less than 12 years in American Oak ex-bourbon barrels then finished for 9 months to 1 year in first-fill European Oak Oloroso Sherry Casks.
The American Oak barrels give it a nice balance of vanilla, toasted oak, and light caramel notes that layers extremely well on top of the traditional Balvenie malt, honey and raisin flavor profile.
The nose is full of rich fruit flavors which include the traditional raisin, candied apricot, and green apple but also includes the caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, toasted oak, and light notes of baking spice from the American ex-bourbon barrels.
On the palate, you get rich caramel, honey, and butterscotch and the full spectrum of fruits ranging from raisin, apricot, and apple as well as strong dark fruits like cherry and plum from the Oloroso Sherry finish.
This is one of my favorite whiskys of all-time and is my number one go-to Scotch.
You just can’t beat the quality for the price.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 12 Year – Double Wood Review.
Balvenie 12 Year - American Oak Review ($80)
The Balvenie Sweet Toast of American Oak bottle is also aged 12 years and started out as a limited-release bottle in 2019 but has now been added to the “Balvenie Stories” lineup and is more regularly available.
This pour is full of sweet honey, light fruits like raisin, green apple, and citrus but doesn’t have the dark fruits flavors like the Double Wood since it is not finished in the Oloroso Sherry casks.
What you get instead is a finish in twice-toasted virgin American Oak barrels which adds a bit more cinnamon notes on top of the traditional American Oak flavors of toasted oak, caramel, baking spice, and a tiny bit more peppery spice.
Both of the 12 year Balvenie’s are extremely easy to drink and while I love the cherry and plum notes on the Doublewood, I may have to say that I enjoy this American Oak just a tiny bit more.
I feel like the cinnamon notes added by the twice-toasted American Oak barrels just give this bottle a flavor that reminds me of a delicious cinnamon apple pie and has bit more of the pastry sugar flavors that I love.
To be honest, you can’t really go wrong with either of the 12 Year Balvenie bottles because they are both priced quite well at the $80 price point.
This one is quite a bit more difficult for me to find in my home state of Pennsylvania so when I see it, I buy myself a bottle.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 12 Year – Sweet Toast of American Oak.
Balvenie 14 Year - Caribbean Cask ($90)
Next up is the Balvenie 14 Year – Caribbean Cask.
This is a unique whisky and is a favorite of all my friends.
We have a weekly call every Friday where we join an online discord call to play games and hang out since we live all over the country.
This was our whisky of choice for at least 2 years when we first started the calls during COVID.
It is a little bit more expensive than you base Balvenie 12 Year Doublewood, but is so easy to drink that it is worth it if you’re a fan of a little rum sweetness.
This whisky still provides you with the traditional Balvenie flavors of honey, raisin, candied fruits, apricot, and apple but has an additional layer of sweetness from the rum sugar cane.
The rum finish gives this whiskey a bit more of a brown sugar and sugar cane sweetness that mellows it out quite nicely and really makes for an excellent pour to sip on while gaming and is so smooth you won’t even notice how easily it is going down.
I put this about equal to the Balvenie 12 Doublewood and it really comes down to whether you are in the mood for a rum sugar sweetness or a deeper dark fruit flavor profile that you can with the Sherry finish in the Doublewood.
If you’re looking for the smoother of the two, I think the additional 2 years of aging may give this bottle the edge there.
Either way, this bottle is an excellent deal and still comes in lower than $100.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 14 Year – Caribbean Cask Review.
Balvenie - The Creation of a Classic ($100)
The Balvenie Creation of a Classic is aged for 12 Years and is a little more expensive than the Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask but it is also a 1L bottle instead of 750ml.
This bottle originally started out as a travel retail exclusive which means that it was only available in airports and duty-free shops. I picked this bottle up on my cruise to the Caribbean and was quite excited to get a unique bottle from Balvenie.
It has recently been released in some independent retails and online shops, but it is still more limited than most Balvenie bottles.
Something interesting about this bottle is that it is part of the “Balvenie Stories” series which means that the bottle was created to tell the story of how this bottle is a re-creation of how David Steward, malt master for Balvenie, created the world’s first original cask-finished single-malt Scotch Whisky.
As a tribute, they have a podcast episode discussing how this bottle was created and the history behind the bottle.
You can listen to the podcast in my full Balvenie – Creation of a Classic Review.
This bottle focuses on more of the American Oak flavors combined with Sherry casks.
While this bottle did not seem quite as complex and deep as some of my other Balvenie bottles, it is quite easy to drink and does deliver the classic flavors that David Stewart mentions of caramel, toasted oak spice, and vanilla on top of the classic Balvenie fruit flavors.
The sherry finish adds dark fruit and plum flavors from the sherry casks similar to the Balvenie 12 Year Doublewood.
This bottle is one that I would recommend purchasing if you are a fan of whisky history and are interested in tasting what Balvenie considers a tribute to their original finished Scotch from the 1980’s.
Also, it is a 1L bottle for just barely more than the original 750ml so it’s also a pretty good buy if you can find yourself a bottle.
My full review goes into more detail about the history of the bottle and has the full podcast episode for you to listen to, so click here to read my full Balvenie – Creation of a Classic Review.
Balvenie 12 Year - Single Barrel First Fill ($100)
Next up is the Balvenie 12 Year – Single Barrel First Fill.
I’m not gonna lie, I think this is the peak bang for your buck bottle from the entire lineup.
For just $100, you get all my favorite Balvenie flavors but with extra proof at 47.8% ABV.
This bottle is also non-chill filtered which means the fats and oils are left in the whisky rather than being chilled and filtered out which results in an extremely rich mouthfeel and buttery texture on the palate.
Also, since it is a “first fill” it means that this is the first fill of Scotch being put into the American Oak Barrel meaning that it retains more of the barrel flavors.
As we’ll get into later in this lineup, I have other favorites from the Balvenie distillery, but they are also 2-3x more expensive.
This bottle here gives you exceptional quality at a very affordable price.
One thing to note for this bottle is that it is a “Single Barrel” and is labeled on the front that my bottle is from cask number 14469 and is bottle number 49.
This means that I got a bottle from a specific barrel which probably produced somewhere in the range of 250-300 bottles.
Every cask can be different and flavors may vary a bit from single barrel to single barrel.
I usually find these to be pretty similar from barrel to barrel, but I have gotten some exceptional winners that I thought were better than the rest.
So if you find one you really like, be sure to grab a backup.
This bottle is an excellent example of the pure Balvenie Scotch whisky without any additional finishes – and while I love myself a good finish on my whisky I prefer the traditional Balvenie flavors the most.
Basically, if you see this bottle on the shelf buy it.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 12 Year – Single Barrel First Fill Review.
Balvenie 14 Year - Peat Week ($100)
Balvenie 14 Year – Peat Week is somewhat of an outlier to this lineup.
It is the only bottle of Balvenie that I have seen with peat.
For one week per year, Balvenie uses heavily peated barley during its malting process to introduce a nice peat smoke flavor into its whisky.
It is typically around 30ppm of phenols which is not a whole ton, but it certainly adds enough for you to distinctly enjoy a unique combination of Balvenie Scotch whisky with a nice layer of peat on it.
It is aged for 14 Years in American ex-bourbon barrels so imagine the base Balvenie Scotch’s honey, fruit, and vanilla with a blend of American oak caramel, vanilla, and spice layered on top of a delicate balance of peat.
It is non-chill filtered so the mouthfeel is quite good and leaves you with a nice rich finish.
I am a huge fan of peated whisky like Laphroaig Lore, Ardbeg Corryvreckan, and Octomore so this bottle is right up my alley since it combined my favorite distillery with a bit of peat.
However, as I can appreciate the peat layer, I still prefer the traditional Balvenie Scotch whisky flavor profile on its own more.
This is a bottle I would certainly recommend getting if you are a fan of peat, but it’s hard for me to put it above the other traditional Balvenie bottles.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 14 Year – Peat Week Review.
Balvenie 14 Year - Collection of Curious Casks American Bourbon Barrel ($120)
Next up is another Balvenie bottle that is part of the “Balvenie Story” series which is the Balvenie 14 Year – Collection of Curious Casks (American Oak Barrel).
When I poured this glass, the whisky is a much lighter color and almost a light golden honey rather than a little darker like some of the Balvenie Creation of a Classic.
At first, I thought it would be a bit lighter on the American Oak influence, but boy was I wrong!
This bottle is packed full of American bourbon-like flavors of caramel, vanilla, spice, and toasted oak.
I don’t know how much they charred the barrels on this one but you really get bit of a smokey flavor and almost a bit of sulfur notes.
My first reaction to tasting this one that I still got all the traditional Balvenie honey and fruit flavors, but it was almost like I smelled and tasted a burn marshmallow over a campfire with it.
It had more oaky tannic spice than any of the other Balvenie bottles I’ve tasted so far and also a bit more of a peppery note.
The finish was quite nice as well with the higher proof-point and even though it is not labeled on the bottle, I am deducing that this one is also probably non-chill filtered.
While I find this bottle very interesting and I’m quite impressed with the amount of bourbon flavors they got into this bottle, I prefer my traditional Balvenie flavors when choosing to drink a Scotch.
Otherwise, if I want a bourbon, I’ll just grab a bourbon.
I will say though, this bottle delivered on exactly what it was advertising.
They 100% delivered a Balvenie with a heavy American Oak Barrel influence which is quite cool and makes me look forward to their future releases in the “Balvenie Stories” series.
Click here to read my full Balvenie – Collection of Curious Casks – American Bourbon Barrel Review.
Balvenie 15 Year - Sherry Cask First Fill ($140)
Now we are at the point where the prices start jumping up a bit.
Here we have the Balvenie 15 Year – Sherry Cask Single Barrel – First Fill.
As mentioned on the above Balvenie 12 Year Single Barrel, this bottle is from a specific cask and every cask can be different.
Mine came from cask number 14962 and is bottle number 29.
With this bottle, you are getting a similar experience to the Balvenie 12 Year Doublewood except this bottle is aged for 3 additional years before being finished in the sherry cask.
And let me tell you, the 3 additional years of aging certainly shines through.
This whisky is more refined than the 12 year despite being almost 10 proof higher.
It is also non-chill filtered which leaves you with a much richer and full finish with a nice buttery mouthfeel on each sip.
The difference in flavors with this bottle versus the rest of the Balvenie lineup is that this bottle is aged entirely in a single first-fill Oloroso Sherry Butt for 15 years.
So instead of the American Oak bourbon flavors that you get with most Balvenie bottles, this one you get an extremely rich amount of dark fruits, raisin, plum, fig, and black cherry.
It’s also got a bit more cinnamon spice and nutmeg and a nice chocolatey-tobacco note.
It’s quite delicious and is a bottle I rarely find in my area or I would buy more of them.
This bottle does cost $50-60 more than you lower level Balvenie bottles, but if you have the money to spend, it is worth it.
I really enjoy the flavors in this bottle and while it wouldn’t be my go-to Scotch due to price, it is one that I really enjoy when I grab the bottle from the shelf for a pour.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 15 Year – Sherry Cask Single Barrel Review.
Balvenie 15 Year - Madeira Cask ($140)
This next bottle is a travel retail exclusive so you can only find it in international airports and duty-free stores.
One thing I learned is that just because you are traveling at an airport does not mean that you can buy these bottles. In order to be able to purchase travel retail exclusive bottles, you must be traveling internationally to be eligible to purchase them (usually at a limit of 1-2 bottles) which makes them quite hard to get if you don’t travel often.
If you do happen to find them in online stores outside of airports, they often sell for upwards of $400-500 on the secondary market.
I will be reviewing these bottles based on MSRP price in the duty-free stores because I think that is the fairest way to judge what Balvenie is offering as a product.
That being said, I will also mention what the most I would pay for each bottle at the end of this section (I’ve got to taste them again to judge).
To start, this bottle is aged 15 years so it is quite smooth and more refined than the lower age-statement bottles.
It is 43% ABV so not quite a rich and full as the single barrel non-chill filtered bottles, but its smoothness is a perk not a negative.
Right away on the nose you get beautiful dark fruits that kind of remind me of a nice cherry pie with bits of citrus and tropical fruits, hazelnut, pastry icing and sugar with a caramel sweetness.
The Madeira wine really impacts the flavor on this one.
Balvenie does not disclose exactly how long it was finished in Madeira casks, but it must have been at least 6-12 months which the amount of flavor you get on this pour.
Comparing this to other 15 Year Scotches like the Glenlivet 15 Year Finished in French Oak Casks, this 15 Year Balvenie is much richer in flavor.
However, it also costs $60 more.
All in all, I am very happy with this bottle at the $140 price point.
I think that is right around where the price should be and Balvenie priced this one quite well as a special release for travel retail.
If you have the chance to grab this one, I absolutely would.
It is full of flavor and offers a special blend of fruit flavors that you don’t get in my Scotches.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 15 Year – Madeira Cask Review.
Balvenie 16 Year - French Oak ($180)
The Balvenie 16 Year French Oak is much more common to find and you can likely pick this one up at your local liquor stores.
The price on this one jumps up to $180 so we’re getting up there in price.
This bottle takes a bit of a turn from the Balvenie 15 Year Madeira where it kind of goes in the complete opposite direction.
Rather than being full of rich dark fruits, this French Oak finished bottle doubles down on the light fruits to compliment Balvenie’s already fruit forward flavor profile.
Finished in casks that previously held Pineau des Charentes which is a French fortified wine from the Cognac region, it gives a nice bright and floral flavor profile on top of the light fruits.
White Pineau des Charentes on its own has flavors of ripe white grapes, honey, vanilla, apricot, peach along with almond and hazelnut which shine through quite well on this finish.
The nose reminds me of a sweet caramel apple with a bit of citrus zest layered on top of a delicate bit of toasted oak and honey.
It is extremely smooth and easy to drink, even more so than any of the previous bottles in this lineup.
I also get a nice bit of spice and a little bit of a peppery finish in the tail end which is quite nice to close out each sip.
The finish is rich and full, but not overpowering.
This bottle is also non-chill filtered with a 47.8% ABV which helps give a more robust level of flavor.
It’s a very difficult call between this Balvenie 16 Year French Oak Finish and the Balvenie 15 Year Madeira Cask Finish, but I think I would have to go with the 16 Year.
As much as I love the dark fruit flavors on the Madeira finish, the French Oak finish just feels more refined and a smoother drink to me despite being 4.7% ABV higher and non-chill filtered.
Overall, this bottle is excellent and a delight to sip on.
With that being said, is it worth $180?
That is a difficult question for me to answer.
If you’re a fan of Balvenie, it is one of their premiere bottles and is probably worth the $180.
However, this is a bottle that I will not be buying many of because I’d rather get 2 bottles of the Balvenie 12 Year Single Barrel for about the same price.
Buy this one if you are celebrating a special occasion or looking for an exceptional bottle to share with friends.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 16 Year French Oak Review.
Balvenie 18 Year - Pedro Ximénez Cask ($200)
Next up is another travel retail exclusive.
This bottle was originally released as a 2022 limited edition release so it can be quite rare to find. It will cost $200 MSRP at international airports and duty-free stores but can run upwards of $500-700 on secondary online stores.
As I mentioned earlier in this lineup, I am a big fan of sherry finished whisky.
This 18 Year Balvenie is aged for most of its 18 years in American Oak ex-bourbon barrels and then transferred to Pedro Ximénez sherry casks for somewhere between 6 months and 2 years of finishing (Balvenie does not specify exactly how long).
The nose on this bottle is far more balanced and refined than any of the other finishes so far in the lineup.
On top of being balanced, you still get a ton of layers including your traditional Balvenie flavors of honey, raisin, and light fruits you also get a subtle oak spice, vanilla, dark fruits like fig and stewed dates.
It’s also got a bit of a chocolate, almond, and molasses to it that gives it a richer sweetness profile than other bottles.
To be honest, this is one of the best bottles of Scotches I have tasted.
When I first reviewed this bottle, I remember being blow away by it, but tasting it again now just confirms that memory.
It is far better than the Balvenie 15 Year – Madeira Cask and even though I love the Balvenie 16 Year French Oak, I would hands down choose this one over both of those.
This bottle is absolutely worth the $200 and I would buy multiple backups if I’m able to on my next international flight.
I rarely recommend spending more than MSRP on bottles, but I would probably even go up to $250 for another bottle of this one.
I guess there is a reason these are going for extremely high prices on the secondary online stores, they’re absolutely delicious.
If you are traveling and can pick up this bottle, you should definitely do yourself a favor and buy it. You won’t regret it.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 18 Year – Pedro Ximénez Review.
Balvenie 21 Year - Port Wood ($360)
This is the bottle that started it all for me.
I have always been a fan of whisky, even back in college Jack Daniel’s was always my drink of choice.
But it wasn’t until I was spending time with a best friend of mine Chuck that I was introduced to really appreciating and critiquing different whiskeys.
Chuck had a lineup of at least 80-100 different whiskeys that we could try and he is always the most gracious host and allowed us to try any whiskey we wanted.
I instantly gravitated toward Balvenie and it was my favorite of all the pours I tried with him.
We had never spent a ton of money on whiskey but since he and I were spending time tasting and appreciating all the bottles, he asked me if I wanted to split a bottle of Balvenie 21 Year with him, which at the time was only $160-180.
I obviously agreed and we both pitched in on the most expensive bottle of whiskey we ever purchased.
Chuck already had every other cheaper bottle of Balvenie so he lined them all up for us to taste (aside from the peated) and we went through the lineup (back then it was probably only 5 bottles).
That was my introduction to this bottle and this is the bottle that made Balvenie my favorite whisky distillery.
This has not changed.
I’m going to taste this whisky fresh again today (a new bottle of course) and review it based on today’s impressions to give you a true judge of its quality (despite me being biased).
Right off the bat, this bottle is exactly what I think of when I think of the traditional Balvenie flavors.
No matter which Balvenie bottle you are tasting, you will always get their traditional base layer of honey, raisin, candied apricot, and a bit of caramel and toasted oak spice from the American bourbon barrels.
This bottle is aged for 21 years so you get a deeper level of refinement and flavor from being in American Oak ex-bourbon barrels for so long.
In addition, it is then finished in vintage port pipes which previously held high-quality port-wine.
The port-wine finish adds a nice layer of red fruits and a bit of a nutty flavor like almond or walnut.
The finish is one of the smoothest you can find on a bourbon and is an absolutely dream to sip on.
This is still one of my favorite bottles of Scotch whisky.
However, when I first bought this bottle back in 2017-2018 it was only $160-180.
Now it is pushing $360-380 here in Pennsylvania.
So while this is absolutely one of my favorite whisky bottles, it is extremely hard for me to justify spending $360 for it in today’s market.
I find it hard to see myself buying this bottle again in the future for that price when I can get 4 bottles of the Balvenie 12 Year Single Barrel for the same price and drink it freely without worry.
It’s kind of a shame that prices have risen so much on these top-tier bottles from Balvenie, but to be honest, they still offer excellently priced bottles for much more affordable prices.
All that being said, if you’re looking for a top-tier bottle, this Balvenie 21 year is absolutely spectacular, but you get way more bang for your buck going with the Balvenie 12 Year Single Barrel.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 21 Year Portwood Review.
Balvenie 21 Year - Single Barrel ($370)
And now we get to the most expensive Balvenie bottle I have splurged on – the Balvenie 21 Year Single Barrel.
When I bought this bottle, it cost $300.
This was back when Balvenie 21 Year Portwood cost around $250.
And I’ll tell you what, I remember distinctly… I walked into my liquor store, saw the Balvenie 21 Year Single Barrel and immediately bought 2 of them. Didn’t worry about the cost and just grabbed them both up.
I saw the prices rising and knew the Balvenie 21 year was my favorite whisky of all-time so the single barrel must be better, right?
Well, I’m glad I did because yes… it is better.
As mentioned above with single barrels, each bottle is from a unique cask and individually numbered bottles.
My bottle is from cask number 3845 and bottle number 34.
I was placed into the cask on February 24, 1999 and bottled on February 24, 2022 which makes it a 23 year old bottle (bonus 2 years).
I can say without a doubt that this bottle is my number 1 favorite bottle in my collection.
The extra ABV makes it richer, fuller, and more flavorful than the normal Balvenie 21 year. It’s also non-chill filtered with adds to the finish and gives a more oily, butter mouthfeel on each sip.
It’s full of everything I love about Balvenie and is the true Balvenie flavor profile that I know and love without any other type of finish on it.
As much as I love sherry finishes, nothing beats the Balvenie traditional flavor profile.
I’m certainly glad I bought myself a backup of this bottle when it was $300 because it now pushing closer to $380 and it’s only been a year and a half!
Despite the price increases on the top-tier Balvenie bottles, I will say that it is still worth purchasing a Balvenie 21 Year Single Barrel even at the high cost.
It is my #1 favorite whisky. There is just something about the nose on this whiskey and the flavors are so comforting and enjoyable.
If you’re a fan of Scotch and have the money to spend, this is a bottle you should purchase to celebrate a special occasion or split between friends for a special night together.
Every time I have friends over who appreciate good whisky, I break out this bottle and am always happy to share a pour of it together.
Granted, each bottle is different because they come from a unique cask, but that’s part of the fun.
So if you have the chance, hold out for spending your money on the Balvenie 21 Year Single Barrel when it comes by because it’s an absolute delight.
Click here to read my full Balvenie 21 Year Single Barrel Review.
Overall Review and Conclusion of the Balvenie Lineup
So there you have it – the complete lineup and review of all the best Balvenie Scotch Whisky Bottles.
Now I will admit, there is an entirely additional tier of Balvenie whiskeys ranging all the way from 25 years ($600) all the way up to Balvenie 50 Year which costs upwards of $50,000-$75,000.
Those bottles are way out of my league at the moment, but maybe one day I’ll be able to grab myself a bottle of the Balvenie 25 year which I will then add to this review.
But until then, I’ll be enjoying all the excellent bottles that Balvenie offers within my price range.
The overall conclusion after reviewing all of these Balvenie bottles is that you just can’t go wrong with a bottle of Balvenie.
Regardless of your budget, they offer a bottle that is affordable for everyone and the quality is excellent for every price range.
If you haven’t had a chance to try a bottle of Balvenie, definitely do yourself a favor and pick one up.
Overall Review and Conclusion of the Balvenie Lineup
I generally don’t give a hard lineup or ranking of bottles, but in this instance I will lay out my final results.
Best Budget Balvenie Scotch Whisky Bottles
- Balvenie 12 Year – Single Barrel ($100)
- Balvenie 12 Year – Doublewood ($80)
- Balvenie 14 Year – Caribbean Cask ($90)
- Balvenie 12 Year – American Oak ($80)
Best Balvenie Scotch Whisky Bottles (Overall)
- Balvenie 21 Year – Single Barrel
- Balvenie 18 Year – Pedro Ximénez Cask
- Balvenie 16 Year – French Oak Finished in Pineau Casks
- Balvenie 21 Year – Portwood
I hope you enjoyed this review of the complete Balvenie Scotch whisky lineup.
I try my best to give you honest reviews to help you choose which bottles to buy and Balvenie is one of the distilleries that you just can’t go wrong with any of their bottles.
I truly enjoy every bottle I purchase from their distillery and I always recommend newcomers to the Scotch world to give them a try.
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