The Balvenie Single Malt Whisky

The Balvenie

Region Highlands

District Speyside (Dufftown)

Water source Robbie Dubh

Neighbours Glenfiddich (same owner), Convalmore (closed and used as storage)

Owner William Grant & Sons Ltd

Manager

Visitor centre
16th Januari until 6th december:
Please note the times that the tour operates:
Monday - Thursday: 10 am & 2pm.
Friday: 10 am only.
They are closed at the weekend.

The tour lasts for around two and a half hours. Maximum number of 8 people allowed per tour.
Our tours are only available to those aged 18 years or over. As The Balvenie is a working distillery there are a few areas with steps and an amount of walking is required. The distillery is over 100 years old and, as such, is not accessible for wheel chairs.

Online tour reservation: http://www.balvenie.com/distillerytours/request.html.

Admission price:
£25.00 per person Rob will greet you at The Balvenie Distillery office. Over a cup of coffee, he will talk you through a little of the history of the site before the tour starts properly, with a walk into the maltings.

Address Dufftown,
Banffshire, AB55 4BB

Phone +44 (0) 1340 820 373

Website http://www.balvenie.com/index.html

History 1892 : work began to convert an 18th century mansion - Balvenie New House - into a distillery.
1893 : The building took fifteen months to complete and on 1st May 1893, the first distillation took place at The Balvenie Distillery.

House Style Sweet, creamy and honeyed.

Information
Right next door to its sister distillery Glenfiddich, and owned by the Grant family which founded both distilleries. Balvenie was built next to the castle of the same name in 1892, on the back of the success of Glenfiddich. The distillery still uses some of its own malt from barley produced on the Grant family farms.

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

The Balvenie - Islay Cask - 43%
Cask:
7 years in Bourbon, finish of 6 months in ex-Islay casks.
Colour:
Bronze.
Nose:

Palate:

Finish:
Smoked, oranges.

The Balvenie - Founder's Reserve - 10 year old - 40%
Cask:
Bourbon, sherry.
Colour:
Bright gold.
Nose:
Oranges, honey, musk with a hint of peat.
Palate:
Sweet, slightly spiced with a hint of sherry..
Finish:
Aromatic. Honey. Long

The Balvenie - Double Wood - 12 year old - 43%
Cask:
Bourbon, sherry (Olorosso).
Colour:
Amber.
Nose:
Sweet fruit and oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla.
Palate:
A smooth and mellow single malt of beautifully combined flavours - nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness and a delicately proportioned layer of sherry.
Finish:
Long and warming.

The Balvenie - Roasted Malt - Limited Edition - 14 year old - 47,1%
Made from a single batch of just 43 casks, The Balvenie Roasted Malt is a limited edition. It is non-chill filtered prior to bottling.
Cask:

Colour:

Nose:
The Balvenie Roasted Malt has all the characteristic fruity, floral and honey notes of The Balvenie with subtle overtones of toasted oats, vanilla and spicy oakiness.
Palate:
Wonderfully rich and malty with a silky smooth mouth feel. Hints of toffee, marmalade, honey and oak tannin all enveloped with a spicy, vanilla sweetness.
Finish:
Long, rich and satisfying.

The Balvenie Rum Wood - 14 year old - 47,1%
Only 14 casks bottled.
Cask:

Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

The Balvenie - Single Barrel - 15 year old - 50,4%
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:
Pale gold.
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 hints of spice.
Finish:
It has a long and complex finish with a touch of liquorice.

The Balvenie - Sherry Oak - 17 year old - 43%
Cask:
European oak
Colour:

Nose:
Rich and intense with complex layers of sherried oak, spiced apples, caramelised pears and toasted almonds. Intriguing hints of beeswax, fresh ground spices and a subtle earthiness.
Palate:
First impressions are of mixed spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves), combined with sweet, fruity, sherried flavours. On addition of a little water a delicate vanilla character reveals itself with a beautiful stewed fruit sweetness and a touch of oak tannin.
Finish:
Rewardingly long and rich with a hint of dryness at the very end.

The Balvenie - NewWood - Limited Release - 17 year old - 40%
Cask:
40% bourbon and new oak
Colour:

Nose:
Gentle oaky richness with a hint of spice and restrained honey notes on the nose.
Palate:
Richly layered with soft oaky vanilla tones, backed by distant spiciness and characteristic Balvenie honey sweetness. The finish is soft, warm and lingering.
Finish:

The Balvenie New American Oak - 17 year old - 43%
Cask:

Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

The Balvenie - PortWood - 21 year old - 40%
Cask:
Bourbon and ex- port casks.
Colour:

Nose:
A perfume of fruity and ripe raisin notes backed by a nutty dryness.
Palate:
A single malt of refinement and remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes, and has a long and gentle nutty finish.
Finish:

The Balvenie - Single Barrel - 25 year old - 46,9%
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:

Nose:
Honey.
Palate:
Peat and honey.
Finish:
Firm and peated.

The Balvenie - 30 year old - 47,3%
Cask:

Colour:

Nose:
Silky smooth and honeyed on the nose with mellow oaky tones and hints of candied orange peel. The Balvenie Thirty has great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan and caremelised pear.
Palate:
The Balvenie Thirty has great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan and caramelised pear.
Finish:
An exceptionally smooth and warming finish with gentle spice and lingering sweetness.

The Balvenie 1993 - PortWood - 40%
Cask:
Porto.
Colour:
Rich golden with a reddish glow.
Nose:
Rich vanilla oak notes with honeyed sweetness overlaid with a fragrant, fruity bouquet.
Palate:
Distinctively rich flavour with honey and fruit notes. Ripe apricots, dried fruits and a hint of spice rounded off with a vanilla oakiness.
Finish:
Rich, fruity and long.

The Balvenie 1991 - PortWood - 40%
Cask:
Port.
Colour:
Mahony.
Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

The Balvenie 1972 - 47,3%
Cask:

Colour:
Gold to amber.
Nose:
Butter, butterscotch and honey.
Palate:
Honeypowder, chocolatpowder and tiramisu.
Finish:
Bitter chocolat.

The Balvenie 1970 - 44,6%
Cask:

Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Fudge, honey with floral notes.
Palate:

Finish:
Fruity. Wonderful.

The Balvenie 1968 - 50,8%
Distilled on 11 June 1986 and bottled on 19th September 2000. Limited to 180 bottles.
Cask:

Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:
Dry, warming and very long.

The Balvenie 1967 - 49,7%
Cask:

Colour:
Full gold.
Nose:
Aromatic, butterscotch, honey, acacia and a touch of peat.
Palate:
Buttery and malty. Honey, oranges with notes of vanilla and juicy oak.
Finish:
Orangepeel, lemongrass, slightly peated. A bit dry.

The Balvenie 1966 - 42,1%
Cask:

Colour:
Gold-bronze.
Nose:
Aromatic. Buttery, honey, lemon and grass with a touch of peat.
Palate:
Malty and buttery. Honey, oranges, lemongrass with a touch of juicy oak.
Finish:
Lemon and grass. A touch of peat. Balanced dryness.

The Balvenie 1952 - Cask 191 - 50 year old - 45,1%
Gedistilleerd op 26 januari 1952 en slechts 83 flessen gebotteld op 5 september 2002.
Cask:
Sherry (100%).
Colour:
Mahonie.
Nose:
complex nose, intense with toffee, marzipan, sweet oak, raisins and nuts.
Palate:
The depth of flavour is astonishing, developing from butterscotch to clover honey, liquorice and chocolate ~ elegantly balanced with drying oak and spice.
Finish:

	The Balvenie - Islay Cask - 43% Cask: 7 years in Bourbon, finish of 6 months in ex-Islay casks. Colour: Bronze. Nose: Palate: Finish: Smoked, oranges.
	The Balvenie - Founder's Reserve - 10 year old - 40% Cask: Bourbon, sherry. Colour: Bright gold. Nose: Oranges, honey, musk with a hint of peat. Palate: Sweet, slightly spiced with a hint of sherry.. Finish: Aromatic. Honey. Long
	The Balvenie - Double Wood - 12 year old - 43% Cask: Bourbon, sherry (Olorosso). Colour: Amber. Nose: Sweet fruit and oloroso sherry notes, layered with honey and vanilla. Palate: A smooth and mellow single malt of beautifully combined flavours - nutty sweetness, cinnamon spiciness and a delicately proportioned layer of sherry. Finish: Long and warming.
	The Balvenie - Roasted Malt - Limited Edition - 14 year old - 47,1% Made from a single batch of just 43 casks, The Balvenie Roasted Malt is a limited edition. It is non-chill filtered prior to bottling. Cask: Colour: Nose: The Balvenie Roasted Malt has all the characteristic fruity, floral and honey notes of The Balvenie with subtle overtones of toasted oats, vanilla and spicy oakiness. Palate: Wonderfully rich and malty with a silky smooth mouth feel. Hints of toffee, marmalade, honey and oak tannin all enveloped with a spicy, vanilla sweetness. Finish: Long, rich and satisfying.
	The Balvenie Rum Wood - 14 year old - 47,1% Only 14 casks bottled. Cask: Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish:
	The Balvenie - Single Barrel - 15 year old - 50,4% Cask: Bourbon. Colour: Pale gold. 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 hints of spice. Finish: It has a long and complex finish with a touch of liquorice.
	The Balvenie - Sherry Oak - 17 year old - 43% Cask: European oak Colour: Nose: Rich and intense with complex layers of sherried oak, spiced apples, caramelised pears and toasted almonds. Intriguing hints of beeswax, fresh ground spices and a subtle earthiness. Palate: First impressions are of mixed spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves), combined with sweet, fruity, sherried flavours. On addition of a little water a delicate vanilla character reveals itself with a beautiful stewed fruit sweetness and a touch of oak tannin. Finish: Rewardingly long and rich with a hint of dryness at the very end.
	The Balvenie - NewWood - Limited Release - 17 year old - 40% Cask: 40% bourbon and new oak Colour: Nose: Gentle oaky richness with a hint of spice and restrained honey notes on the nose. Palate: Richly layered with soft oaky vanilla tones, backed by distant spiciness and characteristic Balvenie honey sweetness. The finish is soft, warm and lingering. Finish:
	The Balvenie New American Oak - 17 year old - 43% Cask: Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish:
	The Balvenie - PortWood - 21 year old - 40% Cask: Bourbon and ex- port casks. Colour: Nose: A perfume of fruity and ripe raisin notes backed by a nutty dryness. Palate: A single malt of refinement and remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes, and has a long and gentle nutty finish. Finish:
	The Balvenie - Single Barrel - 25 year old - 46,9% Cask: Bourbon. Colour: Nose: Honey. Palate: Peat and honey. Finish: Firm and peated.
	The Balvenie - 30 year old - 47,3% Cask: Colour: Nose: Silky smooth and honeyed on the nose with mellow oaky tones and hints of candied orange peel. The Balvenie Thirty has great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan and caremelised pear. Palate: The Balvenie Thirty has great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan and caramelised pear. Finish: An exceptionally smooth and warming finish with gentle spice and lingering sweetness.
	The Balvenie 1993 - PortWood - 40% Cask: Porto. Colour: Rich golden with a reddish glow. Nose: Rich vanilla oak notes with honeyed sweetness overlaid with a fragrant, fruity bouquet. Palate: Distinctively rich flavour with honey and fruit notes. Ripe apricots, dried fruits and a hint of spice rounded off with a vanilla oakiness. Finish: Rich, fruity and long.
	The Balvenie 1991 - PortWood - 40% Cask: Port. Colour: Mahony. Nose: Palate: Finish:
	The Balvenie 1972 - 47,3% Cask: Colour: Gold to amber. Nose: Butter, butterscotch and honey. Palate: Honeypowder, chocolatpowder and tiramisu. Finish: Bitter chocolat.
	The Balvenie 1970 - 44,6% Cask: Colour: Gold. Nose: Fudge, honey with floral notes. Palate: Finish: Fruity. Wonderful.
	The Balvenie 1968 - 50,8% Distilled on 11 June 1986 and bottled on 19th September 2000. Limited to 180 bottles. Cask: Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish: Dry, warming and very long.
	The Balvenie 1967 - 49,7% Cask: Colour: Full gold. Nose: Aromatic, butterscotch, honey, acacia and a touch of peat. Palate: Buttery and malty. Honey, oranges with notes of vanilla and juicy oak. Finish: Orangepeel, lemongrass, slightly peated. A bit dry.
	The Balvenie 1966 - 42,1% Cask: Colour: Gold-bronze. Nose: Aromatic. Buttery, honey, lemon and grass with a touch of peat. Palate: Malty and buttery. Honey, oranges, lemongrass with a touch of juicy oak. Finish: Lemon and grass. A touch of peat. Balanced dryness.
	The Balvenie 1952 - Cask 191 - 50 year old - 45,1% Gedistilleerd op 26 januari 1952 en slechts 83 flessen gebotteld op 5 september 2002. Cask: Sherry (100%). Colour: Mahonie. Nose: complex nose, intense with toffee, marzipan, sweet oak, raisins and nuts. Palate: The depth of flavour is astonishing, developing from butterscotch to clover honey, liquorice and chocolate ~ elegantly balanced with drying oak and spice. Finish:

Region	Highlands
District	Speyside (Dufftown)
Water source	Robbie Dubh
Neighbours	Glenfiddich (same owner), Convalmore (closed and used as storage)
Owner	William Grant & Sons Ltd
Manager
Visitor centre	16th Januari until 6th december: Please note the times that the tour operates: Monday - Thursday: 10 am & 2pm. Friday: 10 am only. They are closed at the weekend. The tour lasts for around two and a half hours. Maximum number of 8 people allowed per tour. Our tours are only available to those aged 18 years or over. As The Balvenie is a working distillery there are a few areas with steps and an amount of walking is required. The distillery is over 100 years old and, as such, is not accessible for wheel chairs. Online tour reservation: http://www.balvenie.com/distillerytours/request.html. Admission price: £25.00 per person Rob will greet you at The Balvenie Distillery office. Over a cup of coffee, he will talk you through a little of the history of the site before the tour starts properly, with a walk into the maltings.
Address	Dufftown, Banffshire, AB55 4BB
Phone	+44 (0) 1340 820 373
Website	http://www.balvenie.com/index.html
History	1892 : work began to convert an 18th century mansion - Balvenie New House - into a distillery. 1893 : The building took fifteen months to complete and on 1st May 1893, the first distillation took place at The Balvenie Distillery.
House Style	Sweet, creamy and honeyed.
Information	Right next door to its sister distillery Glenfiddich, and owned by the Grant family which founded both distilleries. Balvenie was built next to the castle of the same name in 1892, on the back of the success of Glenfiddich. The distillery still uses some of its own malt from barley produced on the Grant family farms.