Balvenie 12 y/o The Sweet Toast Of American Oak Speyside Single Malt 43% 70cl

Balvenie 12 y/o The Sweet Toast Of American Oak Speyside Single Malt 43% 70cl

From the Balvenie Stories showing tales of character written in whisky. 

This story is of Kelsey McKechnie using Kentucky Virgin Oak Barrels to make an even fruitier Balvenie. 

A complex whisky with notes candied fruit, coconut and delicate vanila

Inspired to produce an even fruitier, sweeter Balvenie whisky, Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie had the bright idea to import Virgin Oak barrels from Kentucky. After deep toasting them at The Balvenie Cooperage they were then filled with Balvenie aged in ex-bourbon barrels.

Every step along the journey, which spans 3,792 miles from the dusty heat of Kentucky to the verdant hills of Speyside, is finely tuned to produce the finest and sweetest whisky. A magical combination of nature, chemistry and ingenuity, and a happy ending to this Balvenie story.

The only wood burned on the fire is white oak. An intoxicating nutty and marzipany smell of all the vanillins within the American Oak, like freshly baked bread.

Once the barrels safely arrive on Scottish soil, the pre-toasted casks are given an extra deep toast in The Balvenie Cooperage to drive the heat further into the wood and bring out as much flavour as possible. As Head Cooper, Ian McDonald asserts: “We’re adding extra life and flavour into the wood. After it’s spent 6 weeks in transit from Kentucky to Dufftown, our signature Balvenie burn refreshes the wood, bringing out all the flavour, colour, vanilla.”

The classic Balvenie flavour is enhanced by even stronger, sweeter coconut and warm honey notes. It has taken on a really amazing fruity flavour and the colour is really rich.