The latest release of the Balvenie 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky which has received a facelift to the branding & display box as well as being bottled at a new ABV of 44.2%. Nose: Smooth & honeyed on the nose with mellow oaky tones & hints of candied orange peel. Palate: Great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan & caramelised pear. Finish: Exceptionally smooth & warming with gentle spice & lingering sweetness. ...

The latest release of the Balvenie 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky which has received a facelift to the branding & display box as well as being bottled at a new ABV of 44.2%. Nose: Smooth & honeyed on the nose with mellow oaky tones & hints of candied orange peel. Palate: Great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan & caramelised pear. Finish: Exceptionally smooth & warming with gentle spice & lingering sweetness. ...

This is the 40 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the Balvenie distillery in Speyside. A stunning complexity is achieved ...

BALVENIE DCS COMPENDIUM CHAPTER 1 2005 9 YEAR OLD was created to celebrate the life’s work of malt master David Charles Stewart. ' David Stewart's plan with the Compendium was to collect all he has learned in whisky making & put it into a concise format that we have not seen & may never see again.' ' The 2005 is the youngest Balvenie released to date & we have no plans to release it ongoing, ' explained Kirsten Grant Meikle, director of prestige at William Grant & Sons UK. ' No other 9-year-old Balvenie will be on the market. It's a unique opportunity to try a whisky of this age.' TASTING NOTES NOSE Fresh, tangy orange peel, notes of barley sugar, vibrant vanilla & a touch of honey. TASTE Sweet maltiness, fruit salad in vanilla syrup, a touch of citrus & delicate blossom honey. FINISH Gentle with malty notes & orchard fruits. ...

The third batch of Balvenie's increasingly legendary Tun 1401 series. This was the first US release & was comprised of ten casks (seven hogsheads & three sherry butts). The Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 3 is the first un-aged expression from The Balvenie. It is a skillful marriage of some of the rarest treasures from the distillery’s Warehouse 24 – an unrepeatable selection of spirits sourced from seven traditional whisky casks & three sherry butts, whose ages span a number of decades, & which have all been h&-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. The whisky was rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel – to create a synergistic single malt characterized by a deep, complex oakiness. The expression was exclusively created for the U.S., & marks the first time Tun 1401 has been available in this country. Batch 1 was only available at The Balvenie Distillery in Speyside, Scotl&. Nose: Rich & oaky with an abundance of oak tannin, dried fruits, beeswax & old leather. A little water brings out lighter, more delicate floral notes & green, leafy aromas. Palate: luxurious & deep with many layers of vanilla oak, oily tannins, rich woody spices & sweet fruits. The initial sweetness gradually develops into deeper, richer oak & is interspersed with bursts of cinnamon, nutmeg, citrus & dark chocolate. Finish: Exceptionally long & oaky. ...

The Balvenie Tun 1401 series
- this is batch number 2. Winner of World Whiskies Awards 2012
- Best Speyside No Age Statement,

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This batch of the Balvenie Tun 1401 series is number 4. It comes from vatting 7 American Oak casks plus 3 European oak Sherry casks. One of only 2500 bottles, these are becoming harder & harder to find. Nose: Dried orange, orange oil, orange peel, dry European oak, complex spice, antique polished mahogany, shoe polish, beeswax, crystallised honey. Perfect balance. palate: Huge orange, intense European oak, intense spice, ginger & white pepper, lovely floral notes, orange blossom, orange oil, liquid candle wax, dried flowers, homemade paper. Very complex. Finish: Continues the orange theme, the oak recedes & the oily orange stays & stays. Beautiful. ...

Balvenie's 1401 Batch 5 is a blend of five sherry casks & four bourbon, married together for three months in Tun 1401 & bottled at cask-strength. Nose: Polished leather, wood varnish, menthol & tobacco leaves. Shows some lighter touches a little later on, with fresh apples, orange juice, as well as some floral touches, accompanied by honey. The balance is incredible. Taste: Lovely citrus fruits. Oranges, lemons & pink grapefruit, but also varnish, leather & menthol, with a whiff of smoke. Some notes of cinnamon, as well as a gentle peppery edge. Theres honey here too, & the oak is undeniable. Finish: Spicy & oaky notes at first, but then lingers on fruits for a long time. ...

Batch 7 of Balvenie's Tun 1401 series. Named after David Stewart's favourite marrying vat, this was a vatting of nine American oak Bourbon casks & two European oak ex-sherry casks. This was a duty free only release which came to market in March 2013. Nose: Old school, beautiful apple / malt bomb first in the nose, a little alcohol but in the frame, pear is also to light honey pleasant, touch of sea air, a little candle wax, some green tea & instead of red now green apple, a little lemon Taste: Beautiful fruity onset, lots of apple, red, sweet, slightly candied apple, lots of honey sweetness, nice full in the mouth, citrus notes also, lemon ice cream, a hint of salt as well, in the background a touch of dry bread or autumn leaves, a little bit of malt, lavender little & the green tea at the back, but without the dryness, rather sour, stinging nettle, with more sips salt is getting even more of the acid just Finish: Incredibly nice & smooth finish of leather & tobacco. Great! ...

Batch 8 from Balvenie Tun 1401's combines the highest number of casks in the series thus far. There are 3 European oak sherry butts & 9 American oak sherry butts, & is the darkest of the range so far. NOSE: Dark chocolate, quite bittersweet, PALATE: Cherry syrup, lots of sherry influence, fruity, strawberries in particular, spicy FINISH: Menthol, spices. lingers for a while. ...