Posts Tagged “Balvenie”
The Balvenie Tun 1401 was extremely popular among aficionados over its 9 batches, actually reaching cult status. The problem was that there was just not that much of it to go around… A tenth batch was prepared by David Stewart but was scrapped as plans for 1509 were put into motion. Tun 1509 is four…
There are certain distilleries that just can’t stand the idea of independent bottlings carrying their name. Glenfarclas and the Grant’s distilleries (Glenfiddich, The Balvenie and Kininvie) come to mind (with the exception of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, although the Balvenie and Glenfiddich have very few barrels in Society hands). However, every once in a…
The Balvenie is the whisky geeks’ connection with the Grant company family of distilleries. There’s a chance we’d connect even more with Kininvie, but I don’t know anybody who actually had a 700 ml bottle in their collection, although there must be some of them out there. I did taste some in a Grant’s blending masterclass…