Balvenie 17 Year Old – The Week of Peat | 700ML

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Whiskey: Balvenie 17 Year Old – The Week of Peat | 700ML

A fascinating release from Speyside’s superb Balvenie Distillery. This expression was initially aged in American oak casks, before being transferred over to casks that previously held Pineau from France.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 98.8 (49.4%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Balvenie

A fascinating release from Speyside’s superb Balvenie Distillery. This expression was initially aged in American oak casks, before being transferred over to casks that previously held Pineau from France. This has introduced a generous helping of honey-glazed fruit and a subtle leafy hint to this 16 year old single malt’s flavour profile.

Balvenie 17 Year Old – The Week of Peat | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Gingerbread and sponge cake, with a splash of grapefruit freshness.

Palate: Almond pastries, honeyed apricot, geranium, buttery vanilla, and a little hint of toasted cedar.

Finish: More citrus and honey, now with a hint of honeydew melon in the mix.

Distillery Information

Balvenie lies in the Convals in Dufftown. The distillery was built by William Grant just below Glenfiddich in 1892, sharing its water source, the Robbie Dhu springs, with its illustrious neighbour. Despite also having the same distiller, Balvenie is hugely different in character. It is one of the few Scotch distilleries to boast in-house floor maltings, utlilising locally hand-cut peat. The floor maltings at Balvenie also supply neighbouring Glenfiddich. Over the last few years, Balvenie has become the ninth bestselling single malt and demand is growing. Since being first built, Balvenie has been continually under the ownership of William Grant & Sons, proprietors also of the two neighbouring Speyside distilleries Glenfiddich and Kininvie. An award-winning distillery, two bottlings from the core range, ‘PortWood 21 Year-Old’ and ‘DoubleWood’ took gold medals at the 1998 International Spirits Challenge and at the 1997 International Wine and Spirit Competition respectively.