Product Description

The top end of Balvenie's range, a combination of whiskies from 6 casks, 3 bourbon and 3 sherry, as selected by malt master David Stewart. A incredible limited whisky, with only 150 bottles worldwide, and an elegant balance of bourbon and sherry, amplifying the Balvenie honeyed style rather than hiding it underneath the whisky's age.

Product Facts

Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Age
40 Year Old
Bottling Date
2011
No of Bottles
150
Country
Scotland
Region
Speyside
Colouring
Yes

Balvenie 40 Year Old Batch 2

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling

70cl / 48.5%

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Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes by Dave Broom for Whisky Advocate
- The darkness of the hue of this, the second official release of a 40 year old from Balvenie, gives an indication of how intense the relationship between cask and spirit has been over its long sequestration. It emerges brimming with dense aromas such as tamarind paste, treacle, and Black Forest gateau. Amazingly, on the palate there's a lift of vanilla-like sweetness before the heavier drier elements close down on the finish. Incredibly limited; only 150 bottles produced. 88 Points.
Billy A
- Nose
  Elegant old sherry wood, very floral honey, maple syrup, treacle toffee, wood polish on a surprisingly new wood floor, bits of old stained wood, fig rolls, a hint of green leaves and a slab of rich vanilla sponge cake.
- Palate
  Creamy vanilla, lemon zest and excellently balanced spicy wood: Cinnamon and nutmeg laced eggnog? Lemon egg custard tarts? A turn towards a tannic edge as you swallow, along with some old cognac rancio, with autumnal forests and damp wood.
- Finish
  Sugared raisins, sherbert, liquorice root, a lingering sweetness and a hint of minerality as it fades.
- Comments
  Surprisingly fresh for such an old whisky, with a nice balance between sherry and bourbon. They could have gone down the more common route of bringing out a sherried beast, but instead have stuck to the distillery character and built the sherry around a honeyed bourbon cask centre. Good work, Mr Stewart.