Whisky
Single Malt Scotch
/ The Balvenie • Speyside, Scotland • 43.0% ABV

The Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask

8.0
Score out of 10 Based on 180 reviews Latest review
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"Reviewers generally describe the nose as sweet, highlighting notes of vanilla, toffee, honey, and rum alongside fresh and tropical fruits like papaya, mango, and apples, though isolated notes of varnish, wood, and fumey alcohol were also reported. On the palate, most detect a sweet profile featuring vanilla, honey, toffee, and malt balanced with oak, baking spices, and fruit, though assessments of mouthfeel range from thin or underwhelming to thick and creamy. The finish carries over sweetness, rum characteristics, and oak spice, but reviewers disagree significantly on its length, characterizing it anywhere from short and abrupt to medium or lingering. Additionally, while reviewers generally recognize the rum and fruit influences, they differ on the effects of adding water, with some finding that it reveals floral notes while others state it detracts from or muddles the flavors."

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The Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask

The Balvenie 14 Year Caribbean Cask

Whisky ·Single Malt ·Scotch · 43.0%
The Balvenie · Speyside, Scotland
8.0
/ 10 from 180 reviews Latest review
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No community reviews yet (0/5)
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AI Summary

"Reviewers generally describe the nose as sweet, highlighting notes of vanilla, toffee, honey, and rum alongside fresh and tropical fruits like papaya, mango, and apples, though isolated notes of varnish, wood, and fumey alcohol were also reported. On the palate, most detect a sweet profile featuring vanilla, honey, toffee, and malt balanced with oak, baking spices, and fruit, though assessments of mouthfeel range from thin or underwhelming to thick and creamy. The finish carries over sweetness, rum characteristics, and oak spice, but reviewers disagree significantly on its length, characterizing it anywhere from short and abrupt to medium or lingering. Additionally, while reviewers generally recognize the rum and fruit influences, they differ on the effects of adding water, with some finding that it reveals floral notes while others state it detracts from or muddles the flavors."

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Loved for

  • Stone
  • Candy
  • Passion Fruit
  • Vibrant
  • Subtle
  • Bright

Criticized for

  • American Oak
  • Alcohol
  • Sherry
  • Deep
  • Light
  • Burn

Flavor profile

  • Sweet & Confectionery sweet, vanilla, toffee 97/180
  • Fruity fruit, fruits, pineapple 73/180
  • Woody & Roasted oak, wood, american oak 64/180
  • Cereal & Nutty malt, barley, cake 59/180
  • Spicy & Herbal spice, spices, cinnamon 47/180

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