Balvenie
The name of Balvenie distillery comes from the nearby Balvenie Castle and means "town of good fortune". It is one of the many distilleries in the small town of Dufftown, the unofficial "whisky capital" of Speyside, and is also known as Glenfiddich's "little sister". The distillery was built in 1892 by William Grant & Sons almost single-handedly from the remains of the derelict guest house of Balvenie Castle. Today the distillery has 8 stills, and since 1990 a second whisky distillery, Kininvie, has stood on the distillery grounds. The water comes from the Robbie Dubh spring, which also supplies the water for Glenfiddich.
This bottling is Story No. 10 in Balvenie’s Curious Casks series. The single cask, numbered 15962, previously contained Spanish Montilla wine and was distilled in 2012.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€92.71 / 1 Litre)
The Balvenie Doublewood was one of the first whiskies that matured in a second caks as well, a process that gets more and more popular.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€78.43 / 1 Litre)
The Balvenie 12 Years Home Malted is a tribute to the oldest bottling the distillery has ever released, created by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie. The whisky first matured in American oak and was then finished in former European oak sherry casks. The barley used comes entirely from the distillery's own maltings, one of the few in Scotland that still malts its own barley. The result is a harmonious, elegant interpretation of the classic Balvenie style, with warm biscuit aromas and honey-sweet toffee on the nose, candied ginger and raisins on the palate and a full-bodied, velvety-smooth finish.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€142.71 / 1 Litre)
The Balvenie 12 Years Single Barrel is personally selected by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie. For cask number 15711, her choice fell on a First Fill Bourbon Barrel.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€104.14 / 1 Litre)
This bottling from Balvenie’s Single Barrel range was matured for 12 years in a first-fill bourbon barrel numbered 765.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€92.71 / 1 Litre)
The Balvenie 14 Year Old Week of Peat contains whisky that is only produced for one week a year. When the distillery is closed for cleaning and maintenance, heavily peated barley malt is distilled beforehand. The first and second run is stored in additional tanks and reused the following year, so each vintage is linked together. The peat content in the malt is around 30 ppm.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€128.43 / 1 Litre)
Balvenie 2009 – Story No. 10: A Collection of Curious Cask – American Bourbon Barrel This 14 year old Balvenie was distilled in 2009 and matured in a bourbon cask with the number 2753.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€157.00 / 1 Litre)
The Balvenie Caribbean Cask was finished in casks that were previously used to store Caribbean rum. This gives the whiskey a rich and sweet aroma with notes of toffee and fresh fruit. These notes are rounded off by vanilla and sweet oak aromas.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€104.14 / 1 Litre)
The Balvenie French Oak was first matured for 16 years in American Oak casks and then finished in Pineau wine casks.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€257.00 / 1 Litre)
Balvenie Burnhead Wood is made entirely from local ingredients grown in Dufftown. This Balvenie has a delicate fruity expression, which is partly due to heather from the Balvenie estate. Nose: Vibrant notes of geranium and fig oil complemented by fresh herbal notes. Flavour: Aromas of cloves, honey and caramelized dates are overlaid with spices & citrus fruits. The sweetness of the whiskey is based on an underlying, oaky dryness. Finishes: oaky & dried flowers. Generally long lasting.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€557.00 / 1 Litre)
The 19-year-old Balvenie from the Stories Collection matured exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks and was created by Kelsie Mc Kenzie. The whisky impresses with complex aromas of ripe fruit, raisins and figs.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€528.43 / 1 Litre)
The 21-year-old Balvenie Port Wood is finished in port casks and bottled at 40%. Tasting Notes Aroma: Honeyed sweetness and ripe fruit along with a little smoke. Behind them, vanilla and a dry nutty aroma. Taste: Creamy and sweet malt on the tongue, followed by the taste of honey, fruit and oak spice. Finish: Long and smooth, nuts and spice linger in the memory.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€370.00 / 1 Litre)
The Balvenie 25 years is a real masterpiece. Matured in American and European oak barrels, the Balvenie convinces with a combination of sweet and creamy notes. The initial strong vanilla and oak aromas slowly dissolve as you enjoy it and merge into tones of roasted marshmallows, fresh fruit terrine and apple pie interspersed with cinnamon.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€998.57 / 1 Litre)
A 28-year-old Burnside from independent bottler Cadenhead’s in Campbeltown. Behind the name lies a Teaspooned Balvenie, strictly speaking a blended malt, although the proportion of the second whisky is very small.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€328.43 / 1 Litre)
The name of Balvenie distillery comes from the nearby Balvenie Castle and means "town of good fortune". It is one of the many distilleries in the small town of Dufftown, the unofficial "whisky capital" of Speyside, and is also known as Glenfiddich's "little sister". The distillery was built in 1892 by William Grant & Sons almost single-handedly from the remains of the derelict guest house of Balvenie Castle. Today the distillery has 8 stills, and since 1990 a second whisky distillery, Kininvie, has stood on the distillery grounds. The water comes from the Robbie Dubh spring, which also supplies the water for Glenfiddich.