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承蒙醇麥酒坊的蔡老闆熱情招待, 終於有機會喝到這支名酒, 好酒好菜好朋友, 真是愉快的夜晚.

Balvenie 32yo 1975/2008 (47.3%, OB, C#15354, 216bts.)

C: Golden brown.

N: honey, vanilla, fruity, citrus.quite standard nice old Blavenie.

P: Medium light body, refreshing. powerful finish.

C: 90 points. Finished very well, with nice Balvenie charactor. 這桶酒是台灣專賣的Balvenie, 不過價錢也比國外高很多, 據說1975是第一次裝成Vintage Cask系列.

Balvenie 50yo 1952/2002 Cask 191 (45.1%,OB, 83bts,B.No.12)

C: Dark brown.

N: Prum, raisen, rich flower, heavy sherry influence,fermatation. cake and bakery. layered and complicated.

P: Some what too woody, kind of old, but still very drinkable.

C: 88 points. actually much better than I expected, but nosing is better than tasting. 我們當然不能說老酒一定好喝, 但是老實說這支酒聞香還真的不賴, 相當複雜而有層次, 活力也很夠, 可惜的是木桶影響過深,在品飲上面稍弱了些, 但是還是很讓人享受, 我猜測開瓶後一兩天應該會更好喝, 還好大使David很認真的把剩下的半瓶酒交回蔡老闆手上, 沒有讓我們這些酒鬼浪費.

Balvenie 17yo Rum Cask (43%, OB, 2008)

80 points. 由於無限暢飲Blavenie 30yo, 老實說有點不太行, 簡短喝了一下, 感覺Rum桶的影響過深. 不是那麼喜歡, 但是由於放在一堆老酒後面喝, 似乎也有點不公平就是了!

Balvenie 29yo 1974/2004 (48%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, 180 bts. Bourbon hogshead)

90分, 我帶去的插花酒, 也是標準Balvenie老酒的風格. 找時間在仔細寫紀錄.