The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky is bringing back its Single Barrel 12 Year Old. A previous collection within The Balvenie range, Single Barrel, originally launched in 2013, was a popular series of single barrel releases from the distillery.
Due to stock restraints, The Balvenie stopped bottling the range in 2022. Now, the brand finds itself in a fortunate position where it can run an exclusive bottling of the expression. Each barrel of Single Barrel 12 Year Old is carefully selected by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie and yields no more than 300 individually numbered bottles. Each bottle showcases the distillery’s signature honeyed house style.
“Part of the beauty of whisky making is that no two casks are quite the same, and I am immensely proud that we can reintroduce the Single Barrel 12 Year Old,” says The Balvenie Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie. “The fact we’re able to create this expression is a testament to the vast selection of quality casks in our warehouse and the care that has been taken to ensure trust in our liquid, our barrels and our approach to whisky making. The Single Barrel bottling allows us to celebrate the character of our house style and these bottlings embody who we are at The Balvenie.”
Bottled at 95.6 proof, The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year Old is a non-chill filtered release, matured entirely in white American oak ex-bourbon barrels.
“Single Barrel 12 Year Old gained a loyal following when first introduced, cherished for its familiar honeyed sweetness that is quintessentially The Balvenie, and rich, fruity notes that immediately take center stage,” says Naomi Leslie, The Balvenie U.S. Brand Ambassador. “David Stewart, Kelsey’s predecessor and the man who helped shape The Balvenie as we know it, always believed American oak perfectly showcased our distinct distillery flavor. The Single Barrel 12 Year Old embodies that philosophy perfectly, and we can’t wait to share it with consumers once again.”
The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year Old is available for $79.99.
