Balvenie 14 Year Stories Series American Bourbon Barrel a Collection of Curious Casks 750ml

Balvenie 14Year American Bourbon Barrel A Collection of Curious Casks 750ml

The Balvenie Stories series continues with the Collection of Curious Casks. This latest collection explores the collaborative efforts of Malt Master, Kelsey Mckechnie, and Samples Coordinator, George Paterson, demonstrating their skill in identifying casks that exhibit extraordinary merits in the vast warehouses of Balvenie. This entry in the series highlights a parcel of casks that were originally destined to be in the Single Barrel 12 Year Old. However, upon tasting, a distinct peaty profile to the whisky was detected, despite the malt used not being peated at all. It was found that residues in the distilling equipment after a peated run had imparted a subtle smoky profile to the spirit! Resulting in this wholly unique "collection of curious casks". The whisky was aged further and bottled after a minimum of 14 years of maturation, giving bright and crisp citrus and toffee, with soft notes of smouldering wood and earth.