The Balvenie 14 Year Old The Week of Peat 48.3% vol. 0.7 L

For one week each year, Balvenie produces peated whisky. This 14-year-old single malt whisky brings a lot of heavy smoke and 48.3% ABV to the glass.

The Peat Week

Over 15 years ago, The Balvenie began experimenting with peated whisky. Typically, whisky from Dufftown in Speyside is honey-sweet, smooth, and full of fruity notes. The use of peated malt reveals an entirely new side to the complex personality of Balvenie whisky. The peated, smoky whisky is distilled annually during a single week, known as Peat Week.

Maturation took place entirely in American oak casks before this Balvenie Peat Week was bottled at 48.3% ABV after more than 14 years.

The Distillery

On May 1, 1893, the first freshly distilled new make left the "second-hand" stills of The Balvenie Distillery. The distillery was built a year earlier. It is located not far from the Glenfiddich Distillery, which, like Balvenie, was founded by William Grant. The stills installed when the distillery was built originally came from the whisky distilleries Glen Albyn, located in Inverness, and Lagavulin on Islay. For many years, The Balvenie whisky was only used for the production of blends. It wasn't until the 1970s that single malt bottlings of the smooth dram also came onto the market.

The Taste

Tasting 1

Nose: Gentle, sweet peat with lighter floral notes and delicate butterscotch honey. Palate: Velvety and round in taste, with the peat smoke balancing the citrus notes. Also oaky vanilla and blossom honey. Finish: Gentle smoke with the lingering sweetness of creamy vanilla. Tasting Notes from The Balvenie

Tasting 2

Nose: Smoke and iodine hit you immediately like a punch to the face. Palate: The palate follows this trend, a lot of smoke is deposited before at least some fruit notes make their way to the forefront. Here, the taste of overripe apples, red berries, and a little melon emerges. These notes become noticeably heavy, especially in the finish… At least until the smoke returns. Tasting Notes from drinkhacker.com

Distributor: Bremer Spirituosen Contor GmbH, Gisela-Müller-Wolf-Strasse 7, 28197 Bremen

Storage Instructions: Store in a cool, dry place away from sunlight

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