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In addition to its foundation malt, The Miltonduff 15 YO, they’re also revealing the Glenburgie 15 YO, which delivers Ballantine’s concentrated fruitiness and honeyed sweetness, and the Glentauchers 15 YO, which provides the floral heather finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucky for you, The Miltonduff 15 Year Old is a Whisky Club Exclusive, only available to our Members, not available anywhere else in Australia and with extremely limited distribution globally, but the good news if you want to collect all three is you can also pick up the Glenburgie at Dan Murphy’s and the Glentauchers at Duty Free. After all, you’re already one of a privileged few to have The Miltonduff, so why not complete your Ballantine’s single malt collection while you’re at it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBallantine’s The Miltonduff 15 Year Old itself showcases The Miltonduff in all its glory, pure and unadulterated, the way we like it! Aged 15 years, this is a true Speyside; smooth, creamy and floral but also with a hint of cloves and cinnamon spice, lots of liquorice and a beautiful long, luscious finish. Quite simply, it’s one of Scotland’s biggest hidden gems by far and is hands down our coolest dram yet. 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There’s still plenty left to experiment with though, and he’s selected the very best casks in his inventory that demonstrate the jammy and fruity Glenburgie profile to create the Glenburgie 17 Year Old for the Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBallantine's Glenburgie 17 Year Old showcases their most closely guarded \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/single-malt-whisky\"\u003esingle malt\u003c\/a\u003e... its \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecreamy milk chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejuicy mandarin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003echewy honeycomb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e amped to high heaven with notes of \u003cem\u003ethis is damn serious \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/scotch\"\u003eScotch\u003c\/a\u003e if I ever tasted it\u003c\/em\u003e, and is unheard of value for a whisky of this age and pedigree at $140.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was the start of an epic collaboration between Australia’s biggest community of whisky lovers and one of the biggest names in whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Glenburgie 17 Year Old is now all gone. Not yet a Member? \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSign Up Free\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e now so you don't miss our upcoming releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aiBW3JBq_B4\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Ballantine's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489963692111,"sku":"WC0258","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/glenburgiemedal_pdp_main.png?v=1787701301"},{"product_id":"miltonduff-17-year-old","title":"The Miltonduff 17 Year Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiltonduff 17 Year Old is a true heavyweight with its chewy vanilla palate and long creamy finish. Created by the genius behind Aberlour, Glenlivet and Chivas Regal, this is the first time Miltonduff has been released in all its unadulterated glory, without chill filtering or colouring at 48% ABV. At $140 you simply won’t find a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/scotch\"\u003eScotch\u003c\/a\u003e with these specs at such incredible value anywhere in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly two decades in cask without any meddling has imparted Miltonduff 17 Year Old with a mind-blowing palate of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eplump juicy berries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e smothered in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evanilla cream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and shavings of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewhite chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Seamus Carroll, our buyer here at Club HQ, says, “This is a great age statement to have on your shelf without paying an arm and a leg for it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the second of three in our World Exclusive \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ballantines-whisky\"\u003eBallantine’s\u003c\/a\u003e Trilogy Series: the first-ever whisky collaboration in the whisky power brand’s centuries of production, where we unearth the three signature \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/single-malt-whisky\"\u003esingle malts\u003c\/a\u003e that are key to the blended Scotch’s legendary tasting experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you were lucky enough to pick up a bottle of June 2022’s hugely successful Club pleaser, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003eGlenburgie 17 Year Old\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, you’ll be blown away by how distinctive these two whiskies are from one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBallantine’s Director of Blending, Sandy Hyslop has already attained global success with previous Miltonduff bottlings: the distillery’s 15 and 19-year-olds both blew away the judges at the IWSC, bringing home gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot yet a Member? \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin free now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PAgrD4nHkN8\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t_OgsxtFsP4\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Ballantine's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489973391439,"sku":"WC0287","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/miltonduff17_pdp_main1.png?v=1787701383"},{"product_id":"glentauchers-17-year-old","title":"The Glentauchers 17 Year Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s here. The final whisky in one of the most significant series of single malts EVER, and a backstage pass to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/scotch\"\u003eScotch\u003c\/a\u003e distilleries that only Members of Australia’s biggest whisky community can access.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless you’re in the top 1% of serious connoisseurs globally, you’ve probably never heard of Glentauchers. But now’s your chance to get your hands on a bottle of this incredible \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/single-malt-whisky\"\u003esingle malt\u003c\/a\u003e, along with VIP access to buy the full history-making \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ballantines-whisky\"\u003eBallantine’s\u003c\/a\u003e Single Malt Trilogy set (Glenburgie 17 Year Old, Miltonduff 17 Year Old and Official Collector’s Plinth) - the ultimate trilogy experience!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Glentauchers is the rarest of the single malts behind Ballantine’s top-selling blends and the extraordinary conclusion in our world-first trilogy that transcends one of the biggest whiskies on the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe kicked off the world-first series with the gold-medal winning Glenburgie, followed by the mighty Miltonduff, and finished with the jewel in the crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is straight up, authentic single malt made the old-fashioned way with actual valves, buttons, taps and people, and at a whopping 17 years old and 48% ABV it’s brimming with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ej\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003euicy pears,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esyrupy pancakes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evanilla cream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and soaringly uplifting, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewarming spice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehazelnut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehoney blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. 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If you're a serious whisky lover you simply cannot miss out on this set. Stocks are limited to 500 and available to pre-order now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd once you've pre-ordered, hold tight as we count down to July's Whisky of the Month and the final instalment in this historic series, The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/glentauchers-17-year-old\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlentauchers 17 Year Old\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a true VIP backstage pass experience. Created Exclusively for The Whisky Club, it's the first ever whisky collaboration in Ballantine's centuries of production, unearthing the three untouchable single malts at the core of this global power brand. Each presented in the purest form at 17 years of age, 48% ABV, unchilfiltered and uncoloured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverseeing this world-first venture is Sandy Hyslop, one of the most accomplished Master Blenders in the industry with nearly 40 years of experience, and just the fifth Master Blender to take full responsibility for Ballantine's. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe gold-medal-winning \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/glenburgie-17-year-old\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGlenburgie 17 Year Old\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is in an elite category of single malt Scotch whiskies, having been awarded 95 pts at the world’s most prestigious international drinks competition this year. 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