84Very Good

The Balvenie 10yr Founders Reserve

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Raided Score: 88
The Whiskey Jug
By Josh Peters
Balvenie Founders Reserve 10 Years is a great sipping whisky and a good daily drinker. If it were still around I’d be picking it up on the regular.
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Raided Score: 80
The Daily Pour
By t8ke
It's light, sweet and floral and although I really wish I could try it at cask strength, its not a bad dram as it is.
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House Review

Nose:
Sweet, barley and yeasty dough notes. Some vanilla cream, light honey and some pleasant floral notes. Reminds me of a younger double wood.
Taste:
Mild, thin, mouth feel. Honey, vanilla cream, light floral notes, its very Balvenie. No doubt.
Finish:
Short to medium, no heat and no noticeable proof. Sweet and doughy, one dimensional but sweet, light and would have been a great summer sipper with the sunset.
Overall:
It's good but nothing exceptionally different than standard Balvenie. It's light, sweet and floral and although I really wish I could try it at cask strength, it's not a bad dram as it is. Certainly too low in the proof which I wager is the source of the delicacy but there are no major negative flaws to speak of. For this reason, I'm giving this dram a 5.
Score:
80
By t8ke
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