Whisky - Balvenie 10YO 40%

I purchased this Balvenie Founders Reserve just before Christmas on the belief that William Grant were stopping production.  This is not however strictly true. They are continuing for the UK market, so no reason to keep ahold of it.

Nose:  spicy oak and brandy butter.

Pallet: Bitter orange skins wonderful bourbon sweetness but somehow disturbingly sharp.  A little thin, honey.

Finnish: long on oranges with a waft of smoke.

Comments:  not bad, but somehow disappointing, just a good example of a mainly bourbon matured malt.  Nothing wrong with this though.

Score: 79%