{"product_id":"balvenie-20-year-old-2004-a-collection-of-curious-casks-story-10-peated-sherry-finish-single-cask-0001-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl-1","title":"Balvenie 20 Year Old 2004 A Collection Of Curious Casks Story 10 Peated Sherry Finish Single Cask #0001 Distillery Exclusive Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBalvenie 20 Year Old 2004 A Collection Of Curious Casks Story 10 Peated Sherry Finish Single Cask #0001 Distillery Exclusive Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA limited edition produced from cask 0001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe oldest Balvenie peated expression to date! This 20 year old limited edition whisky was crafted from peated spirit distilled during he Balvenie’s annual Week of Peat. This distinctive 20-year-old single malt began as peated spirit - made during The Balvenie’s annual Week of Peat - and matured in American oak before a long, flavour-deepening finish in European oak sherry butts. The result is a whisky of bold contrast: sweet and smouldering, with toasted malt, glowing embers and a warm honeyed finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottled at 47.7% abv as part of the Curious Casks Collection showcasing casks with rare potential. This whisky is shaped by smoke, softened by sweetness, and finished with craft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BlockStory_paragraph__aH0Yu\"\u003eThis is a story that begins with fire. Once a year, The Balvenie’s stills run with peated malt, creating a small batch of smoky spirit - a tradition born from curiosity and preserved through craft. Known as the Week of Peat, it offers a fleeting chance to shape a Balvenie unlike any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BlockStory_paragraph__aH0Yu\"\u003eThe 20-Year-Old Peated Sherry Cask Finish takes that rare peated spirit and matures it slowly - first in American oak, then in European oak sherry butts for an extended finish. Time in these seasoned casks softens the smoke, deepens the sweetness, and brings about a rich tapestry of flavour: toasted marshmallow, dried fruit, warm honey and the soft echo of glowing embers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BlockStory_paragraph__aH0Yu\"\u003eIn Warehouse 24, this cask lay patiently, evolving. For Kelsey McKechnie, it was a whisky worth waiting for. With a Master’s in Distilling and a natural instinct for flavour, Kelsey recognised its potential - a harmony between peat and sherry, tradition and innovation. The whisky doesn’t shout; it smoulders, revealing its complexity sip by sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BlockStory_paragraph__aH0Yu\"\u003eAt The Balvenie, we honour tradition by reimagining it. This expression is a tribute to the rare, the patient, and the quietly powerful. A whisky shaped by smoke, softened by sweetness, and finished with craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"BlockStory_paragraph__aH0Yu\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BlockStory_paragraph__aH0Yu\"\u003eComing soon...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Balvenie\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"introduction\"\u003eBalvenie distillery shares the same (massive) site with Glenfiddich and Kininvie but makes its whisky in a very different manner to its two sisters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts floor maltings have been retained and although this only makes up a small percentage (up to 15%) of the total mash, it is believed that it helps contribute character to the new make – the small amount of peat which is burned might help. Given that Balvenie has only opened to visitors in recent times, it certainly wasn’t kept for cosmetic or touristic reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a large distillery with nine, fat, short-necked stills producing a new make character which is notably sweet and honeyed – completely different to both Glenfiddich and Kininvie. Interestingly, when William Grant built its Ailsa Bay malt distillery in Girvan, the still shape replicated that of Balvenie, but the new make is different again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was one of the first distilleries to introduce a ‘finished’ single malt with the launch in 1993 of Double Wood, which was first aged in ex-Bourbon casks before being given a short period of secondary maturation (aka finishing) in ex-Sherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis utilisation of different wood types runs through the Balvenie range with a new 17-year-old Double Wood recently joining Caribbean Cask (ex-rum) 14 year old, and the 21-year-old Port Wood as part of the core range. As well as single barrel releases and older age variants up to 50 years in the range, a cult small batch, Tun 1401, has also recently appeared, followed by Tun 1509.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBalvenie was built on a 12 acre site adjacent to Glenfiddich in 1892\/3. Originally known as Glen Gordon it took the name of the huge (ruined) castle which was located next door. The ‘new’ castle, already derelict in 1893, was turned into maltings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distillery provided fillings, primarily for the Grant’s Standfast blend, until 1973 when the first official bottling was made. Its continued requirements as a contributor to blends initially restricted its growth as a stand-alone brand (although increasing its cult status). This was eased slightly with the opening of Kininvie in 1990, but it was only with the building of Ailsa Bay that greater stocks were finally made available. It is now one of the fastest-growing single malt brands in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47.7% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balvenie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53313526956370,"sku":"BAL20CC2004PSF","price":549.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Balvenie20YearOld2004ACollectionOfCuriousCasksStory10PeatedSherryFinishSingleCask_0001SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2025_70cl.jpg?v=1774395796","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/balvenie-20-year-old-2004-a-collection-of-curious-casks-story-10-peated-sherry-finish-single-cask-0001-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl-1","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}