Balvenie 15 Madeira / Balvenie 18 Pedro Ximénez
William Grant & Sons revealed three new whiskies within the Balvenie Cask Finishes vary:
- Balvenie 15 Years Madeira Cask (43% ABV)
- Balvenie 18 Years Pedro Ximénez Cask (48.7%)
- Balvenie 16 Years French Oak Cask (47.6%) (see MoM)
The Madeira & PX variations will probably be in shops on 1 April and will probably be unique to journey retail. The French Oak model was transferred to Pineau de Charentes casks (a primary for Balvenie) – it will solely be obtainable within the UK.
GlenAllachie Virgin Oak collection
The second batch of The Virgin Oak collection from GlenAllachie consists of three new whiskies:
- GlenAllachie 10 Years Chinquapin Virgin Oak
- GlenAllachie 10 Years French Virgin Oak
- GlenAllachie 15 Years Scottish Virgin Oak
Chinquapin Oak from Missouri, French Oak (Quercus Robur) from the Haute-Garonne area and Scottish Sessile Oak react in a different way and supply an perception into the totally different oak varieties. All of those come at 48% ABV and they’re already in inventory at TyndrumWhisky.
Bowmore 1969 50 12 months Outdated
Already pre-announced a couple of months in the past and now confirmed: Bowmore launches a Bowmore 1969 50 12 months Outdated because the final a part of the collection referred to as Final Uncommon Assortment. It follows the footsteps of a 1966, 1965 and 1964 version. It’s a mixture of bourbon casks and Oloroso sherry casks. Solely 113 bottles obtainable for round € 40.000 every.
On the similar time there’s a new Bowmore 30 12 months Outdated (1989 classic, round € 2300) and Bowmore 40 12 months Outdated (159 bottles, round € 8000).
Hazelburn 15 Years Oloroso Cask Matured
The upcoming Hazelburn 15 Years Oloroso Cask will probably be bottled in April 2022. It’s a kind of yearly launch, one that’s typically actually good – we already reviewed the 2020 and 2018 version. It comes at 54.2% ABV with a yield of 9000 bottles.
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