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Balvenie The Creation of A Classic Stories No.4 (70cl, 43%)
Balvenie Story No.4 The Creation of a Classic Description
THE CREATION OF A CLASSIC
THE ORIGINAL CASK FINISH
Probably the finest highland malt whisky. Those were the words on the first ever bottle of The Balvenie Classic. This story is a celebration of David C. Stewart M.B.E.’s creativity and inventiveness, when he created The Balvenie Classic – and in doing so, pioneered wood finishing.
MADE THETRADITIONAL WAY
From double-toasted casks to a liquid inspired by a rare rose, the Stories range tells the tales behind the whiskies. Through these tales, this range gives a view into life at our distillery, and introduces you to the Makers who work there. Delve deeper into the stories with our podcasts where our Global Ambassador, Gemma, talks to the characters from the range and discovers even more about the whiskies.
Bottling serie
The Original Cask Finish
Cask type American Oak – Sherry
Strength 43.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Label The Balvenie Stories
Balvenie 21 Year Old The Second Red Rose (70cl, 48.1%)
A 2021 release in the Balvenie Stories series, The Second Red Rose harks back to a release from the distillery’s history. The Balvenie Rose was finished in a Port pipes, resulting in a hue that was befitting of its name (which itself was an homage to what Margaret Douglas paid King James II as rent for staying in Balvenie Castle – a single red rose). For The Second Red Rose, the 21 year old single malt you see here, Balvenie’s malt master David C. Stewart chose to finish the expression in Australian Shiraz casks, imparting a whole host of ripe fruit notes, touches of blackberry and peach, a helping of rich oak, and of course, a rosy hue.
Released in late 2021, this is part of the Stories series from Balvenie. This particular whisky has been finished in ex-Shiraz red wine casks and is the 5th edition in the range which began in 2008.
It was made available in the UK via selected merchants which included branches of high-end department store, Selfridges.
Distillery Balvenie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie The Second Red Rose
Bottled 2020
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type Australian Shiraz
casks Strength 48.1 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Label The Balvenie Stories
Balvenie 17 Year Old Peated Cask (70cl, 43%)
This cracking peated cask Balvenie was released in 2010. It was aged traditionally to begin with, before a finish in casks that previously held peated whisky. The result is well balanced and not overpowering. A success!
Balvenie 17 Year Old New Wood (70cl, 40%)
This bottling was finished in virgin oak. A one off release from the Balvenie, replaced with the ‘New Oak’. This received a Gold at the 2006 International Spirits Challenge.
Balvenie 1993 Port Wood Finish (70cl, 40%)
A 12 year old single malt from the Balvenie distillery, this whisky was finished in Port casks and continues the range of Port finished whiskies from this distillery.
Balvenie 19 Year Old The Week Of Peat Stories No.2 (70cl, 48.3%)
Eager to experiment with The Balvenie profile using what he had learnt from a recent trip to Islay, distillery manager Ian Millar ordered a batch of Speyside peat for the kiln. For a week a year, The Balvenie distils a batch of peated malt, resulting in this richly smoky expression with notes of fresh citrus, creamy vanilla and Balvenie’s signature honeyed sweetness.
Balvenie 17 Year Old Sherry Cask First Release 2007 70cl, 43%
This Balvenie 17 year old Sherry Oak is part of the First Edition Release in 2007. Matured in Oloroso sherry casks in Warehouse 21, this is a rare sherried Balvenie expression.
Stunningly well-sherried single malt from Balvenie, matured for 17 years and drawn exclusively from first-fill oloroso sherry casks. A much-loved expression, though it’s sadly pretty difficult to get your hands on a bottle these days.
Bottle Code: L6R 6727 2308 13:34:22
Balvenie 21 Year Old PortWood Very Old And Rare (70cl, 40%)
Finished in Port pipes for some extra complexity and flavour.
Age: 21 Years Old
Cask Type: Traditional Cask and then Port Pipes
40% ABV / 70cl
Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old Batch 005 (70cl, 40%)
A bottle of Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old Batch 5. Batch 5 was the final release from Balvenie’s Signature Series, matured in a combination of Oloroso Sherry butts, first fill bourbon barrels and refill bourbon barrels.
The Signature is a small batch series released to celebrate Master Distiller, Dave Stewart’s 45th year in the whisky industry.
Balvenie 17 Year Old Islay Cask (70cl, 43%)
In the making of The Balvenie IslayCask, David Stewart selected Balvenie single malt which had matured in traditional oak casks for at least 17 years and transferred it into 94 casks which had previously held Islay single malt. After six months he felt the casks had imparted the desired delicate amount of peaty notes, typical of Islay, whilst retaining the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie. The Balvenie IslayCask was bottled in 2001 and the late Michael Jackson, world renowned whisky expert and author of The Malt Whisky Companion, wrote the following about it:
Distillery Balvenie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Islay Cask
Bottled 2003
Stated Age 17 years old
Cask Type Oak Casks + Islay Casks Matured
Strength 43.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Balvenie 21 Year Old PortWood First Release 70cl, 40%
Drawn from the rare reserves of exceptional Balvenie, this 21-year-old Old Bottling This is the original, first release of Balvenie 21 year old. This whisky was matured in traditional oak casks before being transferred to Port pipes. is notable for its great complexity and depth. Delicately fruity, with notes of smoky peach and raisin, it was specially finished in port pipes.
Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old Batch 001 (70cl, 40%)
This 12 year old Balvenie was released in 2008 and was launched to replace the 10 year old Founders Reserve. This bottling was aged in first fill bourbon barrels and refill casks and sherry butts. This is from the first batch released!
The Signature is a small batch series released to celebrate Master Distiller, Dave Stewart’s 45th year in the whisky industry.
This is the first batch of the Signature, which David Stewart crafted to mark his 45th year in the whisky industry. Matured in the three most traditional cask types: first fill bourbon, refill bourbon and sherry.
When it was launched in 2007, this was intended as a replacement for the Founder’s Reserve, which was discontinued two years later. The series only spanned five batches however, the last of these appearing in 2013.
Cask Type: Bourbon & Sherry