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Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky

4.8 · 24 Spirit Hives stories

Scotch whisky · Scotland · 40% ABV · 200 ml

$179.99 USD

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About this bottle

A scotch whisky from Scotland, Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky is part of the Spirit Hives whiskey selection. It is bottled at 40% ABV, carrying a 12-year age statement, in a 200 ml bottle. Producer tasting notes — on the nose: Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting; on the palate: Sweet with good body. The bourbon characters develop; gentle spice with a little vanilla, a hint of balancing peat lurking quietly in the substrata. Dried fruit too, combining with nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, back into the bourbon notes - so well integrated; finish: Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet.

Tasting notes

Nose
Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting.
Palate
Sweet with good body. The bourbon characters develop; gentle spice with a little vanilla, a hint of balancing peat lurking quietly in the substrata. Dried fruit too, combining with nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, back into the bourbon notes - so well integrated.
Finish
Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet.

Product facts

Producer / brandBalvenie (derived from the product title)
StyleScotch whisky
CategoryWhiskey › Scotch whisky
CountryScotland
Alcohol40% ABV (80 proof)
Bottle size200 ml
Age statement12 years
PackSingle bottle
CollectionsAged 12 years and overHalf bottles & miniatures$100 – $250
Product IDsh-ca-6798654865546
GTIN / MPNNot supplied by the producer record

Serving & pairing

Serve neat with a few drops of water to open the aromas. Lighter styles suit smoked salmon and shortbread; peated styles suit blue cheese and oysters.

Single malt or blended Scotch?

Single malt means one distillery, 100% malted barley, pot stills. Blended Scotch mixes malt whisky from several distilleries with lighter grain whisky, aiming for consistency and approachability. Blended malt (no grain whisky) sits between the two. Neither is inherently better; single malts show one distillery’s character while good blends show balance.

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◇   WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY   ◇

Illustrative client notes written for Spirit Hives. They are not copied from another shop, and they are not verified customer reviews. Verified reviews will replace these once they have been collected with consent.

First Scotch

Peat without the leap of faith.

“I wanted Islay without buying a wall of smoke. The tasting notes on Spirit Hives pointed to a gentler malt. It opened a door instead of slamming one.”
Jonah K.Islay single malt
Advent calendar

Advent, then a full-size bottle.

“Twenty-four small pours, each with a card. December at our house became a ritual, and we already know which Spirit Hives bottles we are buying properly in January.”
Oliver B.Whisky advent
Retirement gift

A retirement bottle with a box.

“Twenty-five years deserved a twenty-five-year Scotch. Spirit Hives sent it in the producer's presentation box. The whole office signed the card around it.”
Robert and June25-year-old Scotch
Whisky club

Cask strength, labelled as such.

“ABV and proof on the card, so I knew I was buying 58 percent and could plan the water. Big, oily, brilliant. Exactly what Spirit Hives said it was.”
Neil D.Cask-strength bourbon

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