The Balvenie
A Tale of the Dog
42 year old

  • Distillery:

    The Balvenie

  • Company:

    William Grant & Sons

  • Cask Maturation

    Double-toasted Ex-wine casks

  • Strength

    47% ABV

  • Note

    Balvenie Stories Collection No.7

  • Distilled:

    Cask from 1974
    Cask No. 12175 from 1978

  • Bottled:

    2021

  • Price

    10.000

  • Country:

    Scotland

  • Region

    Speyside

  • Website:

    thebalvenie.com

  • Type:

    Single Malt

  • Volume:

    70, 75 cl

  • Age:

    42 year old

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Taste note

  • Colour:

    Deep ruby

  • Nose:

    A beautiful classic. The soft sweet fragrance from ripe dates and toffee reveal geranium oil and a subtle mint musk.

  • Palate:

    Mouth coating toffee and dates envelop a light nutty honey spice and toasted oak to give the perfect balance of flavours.

  • Finish:

    Oaky and lasting.

  • Conclusion:

    A beautiful and quite expensive release of The Balvenie stories collection: From a young apprentice learning what the phrase ‘walking the dog’ meant, to an ingenious solution for The Balvenie Visitors’ Centre. This is the story of Dennis McBain and how Warehouse 24 gained its first copper dog.

Flavor profile

Spice

Spice

Smoke

Citrus

Citrus

Sweet

Sweet

Wood

Wood

Rich Fruits

Rich fruits

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