🥃 The Balvenie Triple Cask 12 Years Old – Miniature

Speyside Harmony | Three-Wood Maturation in a Compact Dram

This miniature edition of The Balvenie Triple Cask 12 YO captures the essence of its full-size travel‑retail counterpart. It is matured separately in three cask types — first-fill ex‑bourbon barrels, refill bourbon casks, and Oloroso sherry butts — then expertly blended to create a balanced, mellow single malt, all delivered in a convenient miniature size.

📌 Features & Details

• Brand / Expression: The Balvenie Triple Cask 12 Years Old
• Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Origin: Dufftown, Speyside, Scotland
• ABV: 40%
• Age: 12 years
• Cask Maturation: First-fill Bourbon, Refill Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry
• Availability / Status: Traditionally a travel-retail (airport) exclusive
• Miniature Size: Exists (50 ml version recorded)

👃 Tasting Notes

• Nose: Orchard fruit (apple, pear), honey, vanilla, pastries, and gentle oak spice
• Palate: Honeyed pears, apricot, white chocolate or cream, light sherry spice, and soft wood notes
• Finish: Medium length with ginger, cinnamon, tea-like tannins, and mellow sweetness

⭐ Independent / Community Review Highlights

• The Dramble notes that this 12-year Triple Cask has more character than Balvenie’s 12-year DoubleWood, with complexity and a well-balanced cask blend.
• According to The Whiskyphiles, its three-wood maturation brings together vanilla and honey from bourbon, and rich dried fruit and spice from sherry.
• Some collectors mention that the 12 YO Triple Cask is a duty‑free exclusive.

🎁 Presentation & Collectibility

• Ideal For:
  • Travelers and airport shoppers (given its travel retail roots)
  • Collectors of mini whiskies who want to try Balvenie’s three-cask style
  • Those who love Speyside whiskies with balanced sweetness and oak spice
• Serving Recommendation:
  • Best enjoyed neat in a small tasting glass to appreciate the delicate balance
  • A few drops of water can bring out more fruit and oak nuance
• Collector Notes:
  • The travel-retail exclusivity makes miniatures of this expression less common than Balvenie’s standard range
  • Because it’s mellow and 40% ABV, it’s more suited for tasting and sampling than high‑impact collecting