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Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year

Single Malt

Balvenie // Speyside, Scotland

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  • 859 Reviews

community rating

3.82
3.82 out of 5 stars
( Total review count: 859 )

This bottling is matured for 12 years in first-fill American white oak ex-bourbon barrels. Single barrels are selected by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie with no more than 300 individually numbered bottles for each single barrel. Each barrel is bottled at 47.8% ABV without chill-filtration.

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Originally released in 2013, The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year was removed from the brand's range in 2022 due to insufficient stocks. It has returned to shelves in fall 2024 and is available while supplies last. (SRP $79.99) .

This bottling is matured for 12 years in first-fill American white oak ex-bourbon barrels. Single barrels are selected by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie with no more than 300 individually numbered bottles for each single barrel. Each barrel is bottled at 47.8% ABV without chill-filtration. Originally released in 2013, The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year was removed from the brand's range in 2022 due to insufficient stocks. It has returned to shelves in fall 2024 and is available while supplies last. (SRP $79.99)

    • age
      12 Year
    • Cost
    • abv
      47.8
  • Single Malt
    Distilled in pot stills from 100% malted barley, produced at one distillery, aged in barrels; if Scotch or Irish, must be aged for at least three years.
  • Cask Type
    first-fill American oak ex-bourbon
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Tasting Notes

"It's very light and fruity - golden apples, pears, green grapes. The bourbon cask indeed imparts a good hit of vanilla, also a pleasant charcoal smoke from the charred wood of the barrel. Finishes sweet with some pie spices. Really opens up significantly with the slightest drop of water."
Added by Amanda Schuster
Score 89
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Fruity & Sweet

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