Balvenie Rose 16 Year Old First Release Second Bottling
Lot number: 064-3224
Winning bid: £900
William Grant founded Balvenie distillery in 1892 using the 18th century mansion known as Balvenie New House. It is built just below Glenfiddich sharing it's Robbie Dhu springs water source. The distillery still uses it's own floor maltings and locally sourced peat.
A very special limited release bottle to celebrate the long history of Balvenie Castle, the annual rent of which was fixed at a single red rose in 1460.
A 1991 vintage of four casks matured in a first fill port pipe has produced a rich and fruity single malt with a distinctive reddish colour.
Distilled: 1991
Bottled: 2007
Age: 16 years old
Cask Type: Bourbon finished in a Port Pipe
53.1% ABV / 70cl
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