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29th October 2014 |
The Balvenie
25 Single Barrel Traditional Oak tops
off Balvenie Single Cask range.
 The Balvenie
have released the third and final
addition to The
Balvenie Single Barrel range with
the release of The Balvenie 25 Year Old Single
Barrel Traditional Oak. The
25 year old malt as the whisky's
title suggests was matured exclusively in traditional
American oak casks that have
already been used to mature Scotch
whisky.
Like the other expressions in the Single Barrel range the
new Balvenie 25 Year
Old Single Barrel Traditional Oak is the
work of
The Balvenie's 50 year plus veteran Malt Master David
Stewart. David samples many casks using
his nosing skills which he has refined
throughout his 50 year career and has only selected
individual casks for bottling
which display the characteristics which
he would expect to find in a Balvenie malt
whisky of this maturity. After spending 25
years exclusively in a traditional American oak
the whisky displays subtle spices and a rich honeyed
sweetness.
As you know by their very nature no two single casks will ever produce
an identical single malt. As such, the
single malt from each cask of Single
Barrel Traditional Oak Aged 25 Year Old is
unique and like the other expressions in
the Single Barrel range no more than 300 bottles will
be filled from any one cask. This is
reflected on the bottle label – hand
numbered and carrying the distillation
date, bottling date and cask number in
which the whisky was matured.
David commented, "Over the course of my
time at the distillery, I’ve sampled
thousands of casks and this means I know
what to expect when our spirit is
matured for many years solely in
traditional American oak casks. This
allows me to pick out the casks of
whisky that display the expected rich,
sweet and slightly spicy character I’m
looking for. But of course there will
always be subtle difference between the
whiskies from different casks and I know
that more and more drinkers appreciate
this and will enjoy the experience of
drinking this single cask whisky."
The new Single Barrel Traditional Oak
Aged 25 Year Old joins the two existing
Single Barrel whiskies,
The Balvenie First Fill 12 Year Old
(which has now replaced the The Balvenie First Fill 15 Year Old) which is matured in barrels
previously containing bourbon and
The Balvenie Sherry Cask 15 Year Old which is matured in
European oak casks. These three single
malts showcase Balvenie matured in the
three main types of casks used at The
Balvenie Distillery and provide whisky
enthusiasts with a ‘straight from-
the-cask’ Balvenie whisky experience.
The Balvenie 25 Year Old Single Barrel
Traditional Oak like other expressions
in the Single Barrel range is non
chill-filtered and has been bottled at
47.8%. It is now
currently available from
The Whisky Exchange
priced at £399.
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The Balvenie 25 Year Old Single Barrel
Tasting Note:
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Bottled at 47.8% ABV. Non
chill-filtered.
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Deep and rich with
overtures of oak and spice.
Taste: Mouth coating honey
notes are overlaid with gentle spices
and a silky vanilla oakiness.
Finish: Rich, honeyed and spicy.
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