The Balvenie 60 yr 42.4% 750ml Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Special Order 1-2 Weeks
| Description: | In late 2022, the Balvenie, the famed Speyside distillery founded by William Grant in 1892, released The Balvenie Sixty single malt. Its one of the 71 bottles available worldwide drew at least as much attention as any of the relevant details about the whisky itself, or the story behind it. Is the price tag something you can taste? Having tasted it, and other whiskies that sell for the equivalent of a fancy sports car, I can attest that it doesnt really work that way, although it is indeed delicious (tasting notes to follow!). Its more about the provenance the journey the liquid took to get into the bottle. Its about the rarity and exclusivity, of course. Its about the bells and whistles that come along with the bottle. So what makes this whisky stand out, even among the many standout bottlings in the history of the Balvenie? Lets find out. Its The Oldest Whisky In The Distillerys History. The Balvenie has never released a 60-year-old whisky until now. There are multiple reasons for that, the most important being that hardly any whiskies make it to six decades in oak without tasting like a piece of wood at best or, at worst, becoming virtually undrinkable. But the market for super-annuated, and super-expensive, whiskies has also ramped up considerably in the last 10-15 years. Distilleries are now on high alert for those rare casks that have stood the test of time. Interesting side note: the cask was laid down almost a decade before the first Balvenie single malt was bottled by the distillery until the early 1970s, it was used almost entirely in blended Scotches. Its The Final Release From One Of The Most Important Figures In The History Of Scotch Whisky. The Balvenie Sixty was laid down in 1962, the year David C. Stewart started working at the distillery as a whisky stocks clerk. A dozen years later, he had ascended to the rank of Malt Master overseeing the distillation, aging process, and blending of all the whiskies at the distillery. An important job, to be sure, but Stewart transcended his position and became a defining figure in Scotch whisky history, most notably for his pioneering double-maturation technique. Before Stewart launched the Balvenie Classic (now known as Doublewood), no commercially released whisky had ever been aged in one kind of cask generally ex-bourbon and then recasked, or finished, it in another in the case of the Classic, Oloroso sherry. Nowadays, its so common as to be unremarkable. But Stewart and the Balvenie were there first. If thats not enough of a claim to fame, Stewart also contributed to the design of the Glencairn glass, which is now the default vessel for sipping whisky worldwide. His contributions were such that he was presented with an Mbe (Member of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth Ii in 2016. |
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| Price: | $ 154 999.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on June 6, 2024.
