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The Balvenie Distillery · Speyside

The Balvenie DoubleWood 12

Official producer wording under taxonomy 3.0.0.

The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 bottle
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Documented dimensions

Peat & smoke

Silent in the official notes

Fresh fruit

FRUIT

Sherry & dried fruit

SHERRY

Vanilla & oak

VANILLA · HONEY

Spice & pepper

CINNAMON

Maritime & salt

Silent in the official notes

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Sweet fruit and Oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla

nose · official · · Official source

Tags: fruit · sherry · vanilla · honey

Smooth and mellow with beautifully combined flavours — nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness and a delicately proportioned layer of sherry

palate · official · · Official source

Tags: sherry · cinnamon

Production / cask

cask
Maturation in American oak casks mellows the spirit and imparts warming layers of vanilla spiciness. After 12 years it is moved for an additional nine months to European oak sherry casks to increase complexity, bringing fruity, honeyed depths. Source
age
12 years Source
abv
40% Source
region
Speyside, Scotland Source

Method record

Taxonomy 3.0.0 · verified 2026-08-29 · Read the method