Global brand ambassador Samuel J Simmons of The Balvenie hosted an exclusive tasting evening at the prestigious Bikaner House at New Delhi. This unique evening brought to life the five rare crafts of The Balvenie through five installations that resonated the centuries old craftsmanship at the heart of The Balvenie, the most handcrafted single malt in the world – own home grown barley, malting floor, coppersmith, coopers and The Malt Master-David Stewart
The Balvenie defined by a rich, honeyed sweetness, is one of Scotland’s few family owned Speyside distilleries, and one of Scotland’s last truly handcrafted malt whiskies. Nowhere else will you find a distillery that still grows its own barley, malts it on traditional floor malting and has its own cooperage, its own coppersmith, and the longest-serving Malt Master in the Scotch whisky industry, David Stewart.
Why The Balvenie 14yr old?
The Balvenie 14yr is a whisky to behold. After being matured in American oak barrels for 14 years, they are brought out. They are then transferred to casks which have been laced with Caribbean rum. The whiskey then stays in these barrels for another four to six months before maturing out into the final product. The rum adds a lot of tropical fruit flavours on the nose and the palate. There is a beautiful honey and vanilla sweetness on the palate. The whiskey ends off in quite a spectacular fashion with spicy notes.
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