New Balvenie DoubleWood 17 Release

[orangedog]

Heads up... There will be a new DoubleWood coming out... A 17yo version, should be a regular part of the lineup.

Will definitely have to pair this with some cigars...

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Well, have you tried it yet?

 

[njstone]

Cool. I like the regular 12-year Doublwood a lot, this will be fun to try at some point.

 

[orangedog]

Nah, not yet... I just heard about it via back channels so not sure when it will hit. I'm going to see what I can do to get an early bottle

 

[Herfin' Harg]

This is different than the 17y rum/madeira cask finish releases? I think those have come out yearly for the past few years.

 

[vivalanation734]

OOOOHHHH... Please tell me this is 15 year aged a couple more years in Sherry....

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Balvenie has no mention of it on their site!

 

[orangedog]

Balvenie has no mention of it on their site!

Correct... this is word I received from a fellow Balvenie enthusiast who is a little more "in the know" than me.

From what I understand, this is going to be a regular release, as opposed to the special 17yos that have been released over the past few years (i.e. Madeira, Sherry, Rum, Islay, New Oak, New Wood, and Peated).

 

[orangedog]

looks like this will come out next year... will be keeping my eyes open...

 

[orangedog]

OOOOHHHH... Please tell me this is 15 year aged a couple more years in Sherry....

yeah... would be cool. Those 17yo sherry bottles are harder to find, although I think a few are out there in that $120 or $130 range, which actually is probably a bit on the cheap side for their level of regard. Their original MSRP was around $80, though - a testament to the rise in scotch prices...

 

[maverickdrinker]

the 21 year old portwood and the 19 yr carribean cask just came out in Toronto. The price tag on the portwood is north of $200 bones. A little pricey, I think. How much is the portwood in the US?

 

[orangedog]

probably closing in on $200. I think its around now for about $180. Prices have been going up crazily. When the 17yos first came out they started at $80 ish, now they are $130 ish. The portwood was around $100 at one point.

Is the carribean cask a 19yo? I only know of the 14yo. A 19yo would be new, and VERY intriguing as I only know of one place with the 17yo Rum Wood in stock (at least one place that I could actually get it from).

The 14yo carribean cask is a great cigar whisky.

 

[cityblock25]

That would be awesome!!! I love the regular double wood. Can't beat it for the price IMO

 

[bradb]

I keep coming back to Balvenie as my favorite single malt. Just got some Signature 12 batch #4. Everything they do is worth it.

 

[njstone]

probably closing in on $200. I think its around now for about $180. Prices have been going up crazily. When the 17yos first came out they started at $80 ish, now they are $130 ish. The portwood was around $100 at one point.

Is the carribean cask a 19yo? I only know of the 14yo. A 19yo would be new, and VERY intriguing as I only know of one place with the 17yo Rum Wood in stock (at least one place that I could actually get it from).

The 14yo carribean cask is a great cigar whisky.

I've noticed Scotch prices in general going up since I started getting into them. Is it some kind of supply problem, or what? I can't imagine sales have increased enough to increases prices ... not in this economy.