The Balvenie Double Wood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl - Instore (Derby)

Available in Sainburys Derby Wyvern, Do not know if reduced elsewhere. Still £44 online

• Made from home grown barley and crafted in a traditional way; produced from one of the only distilleries that still maintains traditional crafting methods to this day
• Thanks to natural alchemy and centuries-old craftsmanship, The Balvenie is unique among single malts
• Nose: Sweet fruit and Oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla.
• Taste: Smooth and mellow with beautifully combined flavours ~ nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness and a delicately proportioned layer of sherry.
• Finish: Long and Warming

DoubleWood 12 was launched in 1993, using a process designed by our Malt Master David Stewart in 1982, now commonly known as 'wood finishing'. To make The Balvenie DoubleWood, David Stewart MBE takes whisky that has spent at least 12 years in traditional whisky casks, American Oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads, and moves it to Spanish oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks for an additional nine months. The whisky is then transferred to large oak vessels called “tuns” for 3-4 months to allow the whiskies from individual casks to “marry”. The Balvenie DoubleWood single malt whisky gains its distinctive character from being matured in two different wood types. Each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt whisky. The traditional casks soften and add delicate character, the sherry wood brings depth and fullness of flavour and the final few months in our tuns allow the whiskies to marry harmoniously.