The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch whisky
THE BALVENIE DISTILLERY lies at the very heart of Speyside, in the Scottish Highlands. In early 1892 work began to convert an eighteenth century mansion, Balvenie New House, into a distillery.
The building took fifteen months to complete and on 1st May 1893 the first distillation took place at The Balvenie Distillery.
With little alteration over the years, the exceptional quality of The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky is due to the fact that the distillery retains and nurtures a high level of craftsmanship that other malt whisky producers no longer employ.
Nowhere else will you find a distillery that still grows its own barley, still malts in its own traditional floor maltings and still employs a team of coopers to tend all the casks and a coppersmith to maintain the stills.
THE BALVENIE is a unique range of single malts created by DAVID STEWART, The Balvenie Malt Master for over thirty years. Each has a very individual taste, but each is rich, luxuriously smooth and underpinned by the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie.
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Expression |
A.B.V. |
Nosing / Tasting |
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DoubleWood 12 YO |
40% |
THE BALVENIE DOUBLEWOOD gains its distinctive character from maturation in TWO different casks.
Nose: Sweet fruits and Oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla.
Taste: A smooth and mellow single malt of beautifully combined flavours - nutty sweetness, cinnamon spicinessand a delicately proportioned layer of sherry - with a long and warming finish. |
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 Signature 12 YO |
40% |
THE BALVENIE SIGNATURE is an exposition of the traditional art of The Balvenie Malt Master, DAVID STEWART.
Nose: Rich and complex with honey, citrus fruits and vanilla oak notes.
Taste: Rich and honeyed with a hint of sherry fruitiness. A spiciness of cinnamon and nutmeg and a subtle oakiness develop with time. The finish is warm and lingering. |
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 Single Barrel 15 YO |
47.8% |
THE BALVENIE SINGLE BARREL is drawn from a single traditional oak whisky cask of a single distillation.
Nose: Fragrant aroma of vanilla honeyed sweetness, hints of heather and dry oaky notes.
Palate: Rich and complex, suggestive of years of careful ageing, it has a honeyed maltiness with vanilla, oak flavours and delicate spice notes. It has a long and complex finish with a touch of liquorice. |
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 PortWood 21 YO |
40% |
To create THE BALVENIE PORTWOOD, a marriage of RARE Balvenie is transferred to port casks, or pipes, which have held FINE port wines.
Nose: A perfume of fruity and ripe raisin notes, backed by a nutty dryness.
Palate: Refined with remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes. Long and gentle, nutty finish. |
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 Balvenie Thirty |
47.3% |
THE BALVENIE THIRTY is a rare and especially fine single malt for which DAVID STEWART selects only exceptional casks that were laid down over thirty years ago.
Nose: Silky smooth and honeyed on the nose with mellow oaky tones and hints of candied orange peel.
Palate: Great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan and caramelized pear. An exceptionally smooth and warming finish with gentle spice and lingering sweetness. |
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 Vintage Cask |
53.8% |
THE BALVENIE VINTAGE CASK hand-bottled from a single vintage cask.
Each Vintage Cask is an exceptional and unrepeatable experience, yet each is unmistakably The Balvenie. |
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