The Balvenie has unveiled ‘A Uncommon Discovery from Distant Shores,’ the most recent addition to its Tales sequence of limited-edition whiskies. The brand new Scotch is a 27-year-old whisky which spent the ultimate seven years of its maturation ending in ex-Caroni rum casks.
The Balvenie Tales assortment seems to be to deliver to life the tales of the locations the place the whisky is made, whereas celebrating the creativity of its makers. Earlier releases embrace the 12 Years Outdated ‘The Candy Toast of American Oak’, the 19 Years Outdated ‘The Fringe of Burnhead Wooden’, and the 42 Years Outdated ‘The Story of the Canine‘.
‘A Uncommon Discovery from Distant Shores’ is impressed by the story of John Barrett, a buddy of The Balvenie’s malt grasp David Stewart, who introduced some samples of Caroni rum to the distillery and offered inventive inspiration to its Whisky Shares staff.
“Caroni has grow to be a sort of cult spirit, adopted by rum fanatics all around the world,” defined Stewart. “It’s uncommon, it’s fascinating, all as a result of the distillery isn’t any extra, having shut its doorways 20 years in the past. Caroni is completely distinctive: a heavy rum, daring, characterful and stuffed with potential to create a extremely particular Balvenie.”
The Caroni casks used to complete ‘A Uncommon Discovery from Distant Shores’ had aged their Caribbean spirit for 10 years in Trinidad earlier than being delivered to Scotland and saved in Dufftown, then stuffed with 20-year-old Balvenie whisky.
The brand new launch includes a bespoke illustration by British artist Andy Lovell – who has created designs for different expressions within the Tales vary, which depicts David Stewart in his pattern room.
The Balvenie A Uncommon Discovery from Distant Shores is accessible from Laborious to Discover Whisky, Whisky Store, Home of Malt and Royal Mile Whiskies with a really helpful value of £1,120.
For extra data, head over to The Balvenie’s official web site.
