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$154.99
The Balvenie 14 Year has been a staple for the core range for some time now. Bottled at 43% the 14 is a smooth and decadent Balvenie finished in Caribbean rum casks!
Producer Description
"The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 year old single malt whisky has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks for 14 years, and then ‘finished’ in casks that previously held Caribbean rum. To create the ideal finish Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE filled American oak casks with his own blend of select West Indian rums. When he judged the casks to be ready, the rum was replaced with the 14 year old spirit and the wood was put to work adding the final touches."
750 ml Low StockProducer Tasting Note
Nose: Rich, sweet and creamy toffee on the nose combines with fresh fruit notes.
Taste: Rounded with vanilla and sweet oak notes, with a fruity character that develops with time.
Finish: Soft and lingering.
90 Pts Malt Advocate Magazine
"A harmonious marriage of fruit and spice. More balanced than last year's sweet Rum Cask release. In fact, this is one of the most deftly-balanced whiskies I've tasted this year. Bramble, ripe nectarine, caramel apple, honeyed vanilla, and golden raisin, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Soft (for Balvenie), lingering, warm, dried spice finish. Balvenie distillery has finished this expression in Carribean rum casks which have added a rich creamy toffee element to the whisky."
Balvenie is one of the two major Speyside distilleries owned by William Grant & Sons. It is typically one of the top 10 best selling Scottish Single Malt Brands worldwide - but the distillery’s production and sales are dwarfed by another William Grant & Sons operation that goes by the name Glenfiddich. You could say that Balvenie gets overshadowed by the giant that is its neighbouring sister distillery Glenfiddich, but then again which distilleries in Scotland aren’t?
Balvenie was built in 1892 on a 12 acre site next to its sister distillery Glenfiddich. The first spirit ran from the stills in 1893. Originally referred to as Glen Gordon, it was renamed in honour of the ruined nearby Balvenie Castle.
The Balvenie distillery still operates its own floor maltings on site - though it is only responsible for up to 15% of the malt needed for its own production. The house whisky profile is typically well-rounded and honeyed in style. Hints of peat can sometimes be found, but typically not in amounts great enough to keep it from being a crowd-pleaser.
Both as a distillery and as a brand, Balvenie has enjoyed a great deal of success over the past half-century - due in no small part to a gentleman named David Stewart. David is the Malt Master at Balvenie who has played a large role in making this single malt as sought after as it is to this day. He was one of the first to experiment with cask finishing with the introduction of the venerable Balvenie 12-Year-Old Doublewood in 1993. In 2017 David marked his 55th year of service in the whisky industry with William Grants.
Cask finishing plays a role in much of the of the current lineup for Balvenie. The distillery was one of the first to introduce a finished single malt with the launch of Double Wood in 1993. It remains a staple for the brand, matured in ex-Bourbon before finishing for a short period in ex-Sherry.
$1379.99
The latest 25 year old offering from the venerable Balvenie Distillery also comes with a brand new, slightly higher price. Though not too high, at least. This quarter century single malt has been carefully put together by the legendary David Stewart. Bottled at 48%.
Producer Description
"To craft The Balvenie Twenty-Five, David carefully chose some of The Balvenie’s rarest Traditional American and European Oak casks to create the special tasting profiles designed for the range. These single malt whiskies had matured for twenty-five years and were handpicked to complete the layers of flavor envisioned. The two casks were then married together in the brand’s Traditional Oak Tuns for just the right amount of time to become one sophisticatedly simplistic expression."
$134.99
The Glenfarclas 105 was featured on Day 7 of our 2021 KWM Whisky Calendar.
The Glenfarclas 105 was introduced more than 50 years ago, back in 1968. It was the first small batch, cask strength Single Malt Whisky released by a distillery. Like everything that Glenfarclas Distillery releases, the whisky within the 105 was matured entirely in ex-sherry casks. No age statement is given on the bottles, but my guess is we are looking at a whisky that is between 7-10 years old. And of course, it is bottled at a bracing 60% ABV or 105 British proof - hence the name. Pour a bit into your glass and it a taste!
$94.99
Matured 12 years in Oloroso Sherry Casks before bottling at 43%.
$394.99
This bottle was featured on Day 5 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar. Mini (50ml) bottles can be found here.
Here it is: the classic 25 Year Old Glenfarclas Single Malt Scotch. No corners are cut at Glenfarclas. Even though it is much more expensive, and hard to procure, their focus is still on European oak. Founded in 1836, Glenfarclas is the second oldest family-owned distillery in Scotland.
