In early 1892 work began to convert an 18th-century mansion, Balvenie New House, into a distillery. The Balvenie Distillery took fifteen months to complete, and on 1 May 1893, the first distillation took place. During construction Grant had to save a bit on the equipment so he purchased used stills from the Lagavulin distillery. The Balvenie distillery underwent a complete renovation in 1971, increasing their stills from 4 to 9 (5 wash stills and four spirit stills) which may account for why Balvenie did not have an official distillery bottling until 1973. Today it has a big range of core distillery expressions. David Stewart MBE, who is Balvenie’s Malt Master, is one of the industry’s most experienced experts and began working with William Grant & Sons in 1962.
The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 year old single malt whisky has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks for 14 years, and then ‘finished’ in casks that previously held Caribbean rum.
Nose: Rich, sweet and creamy toffee on the nose combines with fresh fruit notes
Palate: Rounded with vanilla and sweet oak notes, with a fruity character that develops with time
Finish: Soft and lingering