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Category Archive: Balvenie

Balvenie distillery
Speyside region
Founded in 1892, currently active
Owned by William Grant & Sons
www.thebalvenie.com

Burnside 1989 / Highland Park 1992 (Artful Dodger)

Highland Park 28 yo 1992 (46,6%, Artful Dodger 2023, sherry hogshead #1271, 297 btl.)
Speyside Blended Malt 30 yo 1989 (51,2%, Artful Dodger 2023, bourbon barrel #4555, 317 btl.)

Balvenie 16 Years French Oak – Pineau Casks

Balvenie 16 yo – French Oak (47,6%, OB 2022, Pineau Cask finish)

Balvenie 12 Years Single Barrel #11581

The Balvenie 12 yo Single Barrel – First fill (47,8%, OB 2022, cask #11581, less than 300 btl.)

Balvenie Tun 1509 (Batch 8)

Balvenie Tun 1509 (52,2%, OB 2022, Batch #8)

The Balvenie 25 Years ‘Rare Marriages’

The Balvenie 25 yo ‘Rare Marriages’ (48%, OB 2021)

Burnside 1991 (Taste of Whisky)

Burnside 28 yo 1991 (48,4%, Taste of Whisky ‘Whisky Elements’ 2019, refill bourbon cask #7364, 204 btl.)

Balvenie Tun 1509 (Batch 6)

Balvenie Tun 1509 (50,4%, OB 2019, Batch #6 btl.)

Balvenie Stories: American oak // Week of Peat // Dark Barley

Balvenie 12 yo ‘The sweet toast of American Oak’ (43%, OB 2019)
Balvenie 14 yo ‘The week of peat’ (48,3%, OB 2019)
Balvenie 26 yo ‘A day of dark barley’ (47,8%, OB 2019, first-fill bourbon cask #6856)

Balvenie 25 Years Single Barrel

Balvenie 25 yo Single Barrel ‘Traditional Oak’ 1992 (47,8%, OB 2018, cask #3161)

Balvenie 21 Years Madeira Cask

Balvenie 21 yo ‘Madeira Cask’  (40%, OB +/- 2017)

Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Years

The Balvenie 14 yo ‘Caribbean Cask’ (43%, OB +/- 2018, rum cask finish)

Balvenie Tun 1509 (batch 4)

Balvenie ‘Tun 1509’ (51,7%, OB 2017, batch 4, 8850 btl.)

Balvenie DoubleWood 17 Years

Balvenie 17 yo DoubleWood (43%, OB +/- 2017)

Balvenie Peat Week 14 Years

Balvenie 14 yo 2002 ‘Peat Week’ (48,3%, OB 2017, 3000 btl.)

Balvenie 12 Years DoubleWood

Balvenie DoubleWood 12 yo (40%, OB +/- 2016)

Balvenie 12 Years Triple Cask

The Balvenie 12 yo ‘Triple Cask’ (40%, OB +/- 2015, 100cl) – 86/100

Balvenie Tun 1509 (batch 2)

Balvenie ‘Tun 1509’ (50,3%, OB 2015, batch 2, 8500 btl.) – 90/100

Balvenie 15 Years Single Barrel ‘Sherry Cask’

Balvenie 15 yo Single Barrel ‘Sherry Cask’ (47,8%, OB 2014, cask #16293, max. 650 btl.) – 89/100

Balvenie Tun 1509 (batch 1)

Balvenie ‘Tun 1509’ (47,1%, OB 2014, batch 1) – 90/100

Burnside 1989 (Maltbarn)

Burnside 25 yo 1989 (50,9%, Maltbarn 2014, bourbon cask, 167 btl.) – 88/100

Burnside 1989 (Whiskybase)

Burnside 24 yo 1989 (51,7%, Whiskybase 2014, barrel #12452, 207 btl.) – 88/100

Balvenie Tun 1401 (batch 8)

Balvenie Tun 1401 (50,2%, OB 2013, batch 8, 2.700 btl.) – 92/100

Kintra 4th Confidential Cask

4th Confidential Cask, 20 yo 1993 (50,3%, Kintra 2013, bourbon hogshead #1791, 295 btl.) – 84/100

Balvenie 12 Years Single Barrel

Balvenie 12 yo Single Barrel (47,8%, OB 2013, first fill bourbon cask #12742) – 82/100

Balvenie Tun 1858 (batch 1)

Balvenie ‘Tun 1858’ (50,4%, OB 2012, batch #1, Taiwan) – 90/100

Balvenie Tun 1401 (batch 6)

Balvenie ‘Tun 1401’ (49,8%, OB 2012, batch 6, 2500 btl.) – 88/100

Balvenie Tun 1401 (batch 5)

Balvenie ‘Tun 1401’ (50,1%%, OB 2012, batch 5, 2862 btl.) – 91/100

Balvenie Tun 1401 (batch 2)

Balvenie ‘Tun 1401’ (50,6%, OB 2011, batch 2, around 3000 btl.) – 91/100

Balvenie Cuban Selection

Balvenie 14 yo ‘Cuban Selection’ (43%, OB 2009) – 83/100

Balvenie Roasted Malt 14y

Balvenie 14y ‘Roasted Malt’ (47,1%, OB 2006) – 78/100

Balvenie Signature 12y

Balvenie 12y ‘Signature’ (40%, OB 2008, batch n°1) – 87/100

Balvenie 21y PortWood

Balvenie 21y PortWood (40%, OB 2006) – 83/100

Balvenie 10y Founder’s Reserve

The Balvenie 10y Founder’s Reserve (43%, OB 2006) – 83/100

Balvenie 30y Thirty

The Balvenie 30y ‘Thirty’ (47,3%, OB 2004) – 87/100

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