Balvenie Single Barrel #8255 Whisky 15 Year Old · 1990 Vintage

Colour

Deep burnished amber with copper-gold highlights and a whisper of mahogany at the rim.

Nose

Opulent sherry-tinged aroma of dark fig and dried plum, braided with toffee, vanilla and orange zest. Rich cacao and toasted almond meet polished oak, while a whisper of cinnamon and clove lingers in a refined, warming finish.

Palate

Luxuriously rich on the palate, this Balvenie Single Barrel #8255 delivers dried fig and raisin, melted into toffee, vanilla and dark chocolate. Spices—cinnamon, clove, nutmeg—carry through toasted oak with a hint of orange zest. At 47.8% ABV, it remains warm and poised, finishing long with leather, honey and a touch of walnut.

Finish

Long, warming finish; honeyed sweetness surrounds toasted oak and spice, unfolding to dried fruit, toffee, and orange zest, ending in cocoa and a whisper of vanilla.