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70 cl · 40% · Single Malt

The Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood
This bottle

The Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood

Recommendation for this bottle

At the table with The Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood

Whisky · Scotland · 40%

Why this works together

Chosen by type (whisky). Whisky goes with dishes that have their own character, with an aged cheese and, after the meal, with something with chocolate, caramel or nuts.

What is needed

For 4 people

Seared scallops with hazelnut butterWith the mealSeared scallops with hazelnut butter

Ingredients

  • 12 scallops
  • 80 grams butter
  • 40 grams hazelnuts
  • 1 lemon
  • 100 grams lamb's lettuce
  • sea salt and pepper

Method

  1. Toast the hazelnuts golden brown in a dry frying pan, rub off the skins and chop them coarsely.
  2. Pat the scallops dry and season them with sea salt and pepper.
  3. Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan and fry the scallops golden brown for 1.5 to 2 minutes per side.
  4. Melt the butter in a saucepan until it smells nutty brown and add the hazelnuts and a dash of lemon juice.
  5. Divide the lamb's lettuce between the plates, place the scallops on top and spoon the hazelnut butter over them.
With the cheeseMature cheddar

Ingredients

  • 160 grams mature cheddar

Method

  1. Take the cheese out of the fridge about an hour before serving; that brings out the flavour best.
  2. Only cut or break the cheese just before serving.
Crème brûléeAfter the mealCrème brûlée

Ingredients

  • 500 millilitres whipping cream
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 4 tablespoons cane sugar for the crust

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 150 °C.
  2. Split the vanilla pod, scrape out the seeds and heat the cream with the pod and seeds until just below boiling.
  3. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until pale and pour in the warm cream, stirring.
  4. Strain the mixture, divide it between four ovenproof ramekins and place them in an ovenproof dish with hot water.
  5. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the cream has just set but still wobbles slightly, leave to cool and chill for at least 4 hours.
  6. Just before serving, sprinkle with cane sugar and caramelise with a blowtorch or under a hot grill.

To pour 4 cl per person

  • 1 bottle of The Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood

The quantities are a guide for home cooking; salt, pepper and oil for frying are not always listed.

Uitgewerkt als complete aanbeveling: The Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood naast Montecristo No. 4.

Foto’s: Gebakken coquilles met hazelnootboter: avlxyz, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Crème brûlée: avlxyz, CC BY-SA 2.0

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After the meal

A cigar with The Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood

Voor deze fles hebben wij de combinatie zelf uitgewerkt.

Cigars
Our choice

Montecristo No. 4

Cubaanse petit corona van 129 mm, midden in sterkte; voor veel rokers de maatstaf van dit formaat.

Why this works together

The No. 4 sits in the middle of the strength range and brings cocoa, wood and a light pepper. The cinnamon and nut from the second cask run parallel to that, while the sweetness from that same cask catches the pepper of the wrapper. At 40 percent ABV the alcohol does not push, so the cigar stays in charge.

Also good with this whisky

  • Romeo y Julieta No. 2Vergelijkbaar formaat en gewicht, met een bloemiger inslag naast het sherryzoet.
  • H. Upmann Magnum 46Iets dikker en daardoor ronder van rook, met dezelfde ingehouden huisstijl.
  • Juan Lopez Selección No. 2Robusto van gematigde sterkte, voor wie langer wil zitten zonder naar een volle sigaar te gaan.

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky.

Photo: sridgway, CC BY 2.0

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