Balvenie 12YO American Cask

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 neighbor. 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, utilising locally hand-cut peat. Over the last few years, Balvenie has become the ninth bestselling single malt and demand is growing. 

This bottling, The Sweet Toast of American Oak, is inspired by apprentice malt master Kelsey McKechnie’s decision to import virgin American oak barrels from Kentucky, and to give them a deeper than usual toast.

The spirit itself has initially been aged in former Bourbon casks, before being finished in these heavily toasted virgin casks. The result is an intensely oaky and vanilla rich dram, with strong notes of maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, burnt wood, candied orange, toffee and nutmeg.