4. Examples of Tasting Notes
The Balvenie

The Balvenie
12 Year Old Speyside, 40% vol

Appearence:
Full Gold

Aroma:
Aromatic intensity and pungency. Rich.
(straight) First impression: dark cooking chocolate and cocoa. Sherry trifle emerges after a while.
(dilute) Tight aromatic complex, difficult to isolate aromas. Sweet overall with green floral fragrance. Toffee.

Flavour:
Mouth warming, sweet, becoming oily. Very smooth. Becoming dry with chocolate and caramel in the finish. Balanced flavour.

Development:
Caramel returns after a while, and a distinct and pleasant scent of blow-torch blistered paint.

Distillery Information
Featured Tasting Notes
· Ardbeg
· Auchentoshan
· The Balvenie
· Bowmore
· Bunnahabhain
· Cragganmore
· Dalwhinnie
· Glenfiddich
· Glenkinchie
· Highland Park
· Lagavulin
· Laphroaig
· The Macallan
· Oban
· Talisker


1. An Introduction to Tasting
2. Appearance and Aroma
3. Taste and Finish
4. Examples of Tasting Notes


5. Preparing for a Tasting
6. Create your own Tasting Notes
7. Tasting Remarks and Discussion
8. Create a visual tasting Star.