Produced exclusively from the Syrah variety, it reveals the enormous potential of this variety in a special and challenging climate that only Serpa provides.
A soothing light texture, with a magnificently full-on Lagavulin taste that’s somehow even bigger than you expect sweet, smoky and warming, with a growing, smoky pungency, then dry, with more smoke. Charred, with minty, dark chocolate. Beautifully balanced midpalate then salty, oven-charred baked potato skins and smoke. Water rounds things, the taste still mighty yet more succulent, sweeter, spicier and now tongue-tingling, mint-fresh and warming. Lovely clean, very long and smoky. Smoothly, subtle minted smoke surrounds chocolate tannins, leaving a late drying note to emerge in time. It’s warming, soft and still smoky with water, not as long or intense now, yet still leaving the palate dry as sweet smoke lingers on the breath.
Inspired and shaped by the hand of the whisky maker, our expression reflects her craft in selecting the right 100 percent first-fill sherry-seasoned casks
Aromatic and lively, aromas of vanilla and spice evocative of dried clove and chai are layered on a base of earthly, malty undertones reminiscent of Balvenie’s own barley loft.
Dark gold with a ruby tint. In the nouse dark mint chocolate and Seville oranges mingle with sandalwood and walnut, with a spicy finish of pepper and nutmeg.
Colour warm ember. Vanilla, butter rich, baked apple, baking biscuits, plum and almond. On the palate is soft velvety sweetness reminiscent of shortbread with a rich mouth coating.