About this bottle
To create The Balvenie 40 Year Old, Malt Master David Stewart MBE skilfully marries together small amounts of the most mature single malts. The aged whisky consists of The Balvenie matured in traditional oak casks and European oak sherry butts that have lain in the warehouses for at least 40 years.
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BALVENIE 40 YEAR OLD
Winning Bid
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Ended 12th July 2020 · July 2020 · 4 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 240130
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Speyside
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 40
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 48.5%
- Distillery
- Balvenie
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
The legendary William Grant first founded the Balvenie Distillery.
In 1886 he was able to open Glenfiddich, a brand that thrives to this day. He was also one of the first to pioneer single malts over blends. Glenfiddich was in high demand and Grant decided it was time to open a new distillery.
The Balvenie came to life in 1892 and is based in the Speyside region, on the same site as Glenfiddich and Grant’s other distillery, Kininvie.