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Balvenie 17 Year Old The Week of Peat Stories No.2 (70cl, 49.4%)
The Balvenie Stories Week of Peat 17 Year Old (49.4% ABV) results from a patient and careful monitoring process to reach a perfect balance of peat and signature Balvenie flavour notes – unmistakable honey, citrus and notes of peak smoke. This is a limited-edition single malt Scotch whisky from The Balvenie Distillery, available in a 70cl bottle ready for gifting.
The Week Of Peat story begins with distillery manager Ian Millar’s eagle eye spotting a weeks gap in the distillery schedule. Eager to experiment with The Balvenie profile using what he had learnt from a recent trip to Islay, he ordered a batch of Speyside peat for the kiln and built a peat burner on the side “for, well, extra peatiness”. The whisky produced is rich in honey, vanilla and citrus notes with an extra layer of delicate smoke.
The Balvenie Distillery is built on age-old traditions and stories which are passed on from one generation of craftsmen to the next. The Balvenie Stories are a range of exclusive single malt whiskies, each representing tales of character, endeavour and craft.
A bottle of The Balvenie 17 Year Old The Week of Peat Single Malt Scotch Whisky, a heavily peated expression inspired by the whisky produced at the distillery in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. This was bottled at 49.4% ABV as Story No. 2 in The Balvenie Stories series.
Balvenie 17 Year Old Peated Cask Non Chill Filtered Release (70cl, 48.7%)
This Balvenie single malt was matured in a combination of heavily-peated whisky casks and new American oak barrels. It carries all the hallmark flavours that we’ve come to expect from this distillery, including honeycomb and nuts, accompanied by charred cinnamon, Nutella over warm toast and a delicious puff of smoke.
Distillery Balvenie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Peated Cask
Bottled estimated 2010
Stated Age 17 years old
Cask Type ex-Bourbon & new American Oak
Number of bottles 6000
Strength 48.7 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Bottle Code: L34W4170020206:31:21
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.
Distillery Balvenie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling series New Wood – Limited Release
Bottled2006
Stated Age 17 years old
Cask Type Quercus Alba Oak Casks
Strength 40.0 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask First Edition Release 2009 (70cl, 43%)
This Balvenie was released in 2009 and is another excellent version of the 17 year old, finished in Madeira casks.
Part of Balvenie’s group of six limited edition cask finished 17 year olds. This was initially matured in traditional oak casks before a finish in Madeira fortified wine casks.
Distillery Balvenie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Madeira Cask
Vintage 1992
Bottled 2009
Stated Age 17 years old
Cask Type Madeira Casks
Strength 43.0 % Vol.
Bottle Code: L6T 6731 2307 19:18:04
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 17 Year Old DoubleWood (70cl, 43%)
This 17 year old expression from the Balvenie distillery furthers the concept of their hugely popular 12 year old DoubleWood. “DoubleWood” refers to a consecutive maturation in two different types of casks, also referred to as a “finish”. Exactly like its younger brother, this 17 year old single malt spent the first many years of its maturation in American ex-bourbon barrels, before being transferred to European oak ex-sherry casks. While the initial maturation adds qualities of deeply sweet vanilla, the sherry casks adds dried fruits, and a rich spiciness. The end result is a strikingly complex and delicious whisky, sure to impress even the most seasoned aficionado.
Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak Pineau Cask Finish (70cl, 47.6%)
A 16-year-old single malt from Balvenie’s Cask Finishes range that was initially matured in American oak casks, before being finished in French oak Pineau des Charentes casks.
Aromas of lotus blossom, geranium, green apple skin and spring meadows fill the nose, complemented by notes of lemon rind, grapefruit, ginger, vanilla, honey and candied fruit throughout the palate.
Distillery Balvenie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie French Oak
Stated Age16 years old
Cask type finished in Pineau Casks
Strength 47.6 % Vol. Size 700 ml
Balvenie 15 Year Old Madeira Cask 70cl, 43%
The Balvenie Madeira Cask is a lively and summery single malt finished in casks previously which previously held Madeira wine.
In historic times, ships set sail filled with casks of Madeira wine around the New World. Throughout their journey, casks were exposed to the heat of the sun, naturally sweetening the wine it held.
Malt Master David C. Stewart has enjoyed times exploring the Madeira region and wines they produce, inspiring his experimentation of the cask type for finishing.
This is not the first time David has used Madeira casks – previous expressions have been of older ages. This release has a lighter, livelier character.
Distillery Balvenie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Madeira Cask
Stated Age 15 years old
Cask type American Oak and Finish Madeira
Cask Strength 43.0 %
Vol. Size 700 ml
Balvenie 14 Year Old The Week Of Peat Stories No.2 (70cl, 48.3%)
This 14-year-old heavily-peated single malt is the second whisky in the Balvenie Stories collection – a sweet and smoky whisky that balances earthy peat smoke with the distillery’s characteristic citrus edge. Gentle peat smoke, delicate flowers and sweet butterscotch fill the nose, while the palate initially offers notes of sharp citrus, blossom honey, creamy vanilla and rich, earthy peat.
The Balvenie Stories collection is designed to bring to life the tales of ‘character, endeavour and craft’ of those at Balvenie through the generations. The Week of Peat is inspired by the tradition, started in 2002, of distilling peated malt for only one week every year.