The Balvenie First Fill 12 Year Old Single Barrel
The Balvenie Single Barrel is back, and for the first time ever, Balvenie let someone else (us!) pick the barrels.
United KingdomColour Golden straw
Nose Sweet vanillin oak, maple syrup, gentle citrus and allspice
Palate Grilled pineapple, lemon sponge cake and caramel sauce
Finish Long finish with buttered raisin toast and lingering oak sweetness
Food Match A bag of mixed salted nuts would pair perfectly with this whisky.
Overview
The formerly discontinued Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel is back with a vengeance, exclusively for Club Members.
Fully-fledged and full-flavoured: 100% first-fill casks, no added colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at a deluxe 47.8% ABV.
Don’t get stuck paying $200 for Balvenie’s legendary Single Barrel – we’re bringing you the Balvenie for whisky geeks for $140.
Thanks to the Club’s close relationship with The Balvenie distillery, we’ve been granted unprecedented access to celebreate the return of this heroic whisky in style. Bursting with maple syrup, gentle citrus, and buttered raisin toast with lingering oak sweetness, we’ve worked alongside The Balvenie’s Malt Master in hand-picking the most unctuous, chewy first-fills barrels. This is an exclusive barrel selection, just for Club Members here in Australia.
With each barrel yielding a maximum of 300 bottles, Balvenie bottled and labelled each by hand, so you’ll know the exact barrel yours came from – down to the individual bottle number.
For anyone who missed out on the chance years ago to taste the original release, these first-fill casks went down in history with whisky lovers and experts alike with countless plaudits. And on top of the TWELVE gold medals (yes, 12!) to its name, it also took out a Trophy at the International Spirits Challenge.
You’ll be able to raise a glass knowing you were a part of the first ever Balvenie Barrel Pick in whisky history, and have a personally selected Single Barrel bottle on your shelf.
This is why you Whisky Club.
Members, this was your January Whisky of the Month, an absolute baller of a dram to be kicking off 2025 with.
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THE SPECS
Price: $140.00
Age: 12 Years Old
ABV: 47.8%
Maturation: First fill ex-Bourbon barrel
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The Balvenie's History
Established in 1892 by William Grant in a converted 18th century mansion, The Balvenie Distillery is one of the great success stories of Scotch whisky. Today the distillery is owned by the fifth generation of William Grant’s family, making William Grant & Sons one of the longest single-family ownerships in the world.
Distillery Facts
Region: Speyside
Origin: Balvenie Distillery, Dufftown, AB55 4BB, Scotland, United Kingdom
Founded: 1892
Water Source: 21 springs in the Conval Hills surrounding the distillery
Washbacks: Douglas Fir
Stills: 5 wash and 6 spirit
Capacity: 5,600,000 litres per annum