Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak / Pineau Cask Finish Speyside Whisky

Description:

The Balvenie French Oak is a vibrant single malt finished in casks that previously held Pineau des Charentes. Delicious and very limited in quantity! More

Description:

What we love about Balvenie is the ability of this seemingly traditional distillery to suddenly release something completely unexpected out of left field. The Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak spent its early years in American oak, accumulating notes of... More

Description:

3cl / 47.6% / The Perfect Measure - A sample bottle of single malt from Balvenie's Cask Finishes range, that was finished in French oak Pineau des Charentes casks. Aromas of lotus blossom, geranium, green apple skin and spring meadows fill the nose,... More

Description:

Tasting Notes What we love about Balvenie is the ability of this seemingly traditional distillery to suddenly release something completely unexpected out of left field. The Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak spent its early years in American oak... More

Description:

70cl / 47.5% / Distillery Bottling - A special Balvenie originally bottled for the travel retail market, Golden Cask has spent the latter part of its 14 years of maturation in casks that formerly held golden Caribbean rum. More

Description:

70cl / 47.5% / Distillery Bottling - For this release, malt master David Stewart selected the finest golden Caribbean rum casks to mature Balvenie single malt. The resulting whisky displays a balance of fruit and spice, with notes of stewed plum, and... More

Description:

The Balvenie Distillery in Banffshire is the last distillery in Scotland to still practice the traditional core crafts of whisky production, from growing its own barely to employing a coppersmith to pass skills down the generations. Its 16-Year-Old... More

Description:

75cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling - The Sherry Oak is something of a departure from the traditional Balvenie style. While many of the distillery’s whiskies begin life in American oak before finishing in sherry or other cask types, this one was aged for... More

Description:

70cl / 48% / Distillery Bottling - A limited-edition nine-year-old single malt form Glenallachie that was distilled in 2012 and initially matured in ex-bourbon barrels, before a secondary maturation in European oak wine barriques from Languedoc and... More

Description:

70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling - A recent release from long-time TWE favourite Aberlour, this 16 year-old has been double-matured in traditional oak and sherry casks. Deep and complex, with lip-smacking spices - not as sherry-sweet as the 18yo. More

Description:

This whisky gains its distinctive character from being matured in two woods. First a traditional oak whisky cask which having previously held bourbon, softens and adds character and then a first fill Spanish oak sherry cask which brings depth and a... More

Description:

70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling - A limited release Balvenie produced from a batch of 79 casks. The whisky was matured for a total of 17 years, with the final period being spent in new (virgin) American white oak casks. More

Description:

20cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling - A 20cl bottle of Balvenie's popular 12 Year Old DoubleWood. The double maturation by finishing in first-fill European oak sherry casks adds complexity. The first maturation softens and adds character, with the... More

Description:

3cl / 44.2% / The Perfect Measure - A Perfect Measure sample bottle of a 30-year-old single malt from Balvenie's Rare Marriages range that has been matured in a combination of different casks, creating a complex, sweet character. Aromas of honey, oak... More