The Balvenie A Collection of Curious Casks 18yr Single Cask Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 2005

Name: The Balvenie A Collection of Curious Casks 18yr Single Cask Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Brand: Balvenie
SKU: 51518
Price: 449.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 51518 750 mL

The 18yr age statement is such a well established benchmark for Scotch Whisky that most of the world's biggest brands have built their core portfolios around this expression. However for The Balvenie, whisky bottled at this age are a rarity and highly sought after, couple that with the fact that this is a vintage single cask bottling of spirit aged in a French Pineau Cask and that certainly makes it one of the most exciting things in all of Scotch at the moment. Very limited.

$449.99/ Single Bottle

$2699.94/ Case of 6

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Vintage

2005

ABV

47.90%

Country

Scotland

Region

Speyside

Producer

Balvenie

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Glossary

Scotch

As a synonym for Scottish, some people object to the term “Scotch” – but as far as their whisky goes, the Scottish people are required by law to classify the spirit as “Scotch whisky.”

Scotland

History:Distillation was brought to Scotland from Ireland by missionary monks in the 6th century. In 1644, the first taxes were imposed on Scottish distillers by England, with the result that most of the nation’s whisky was soon distilled illicitly. With the Parliament’s passing of the “Excise Act” in 1824, licensing fees for distilleries were much cheaper. Distilleries started to take out licenses, and since then, the distillation industry in Scotland has been continuously expanding....