• Category Scotch
  • Country Scotland
  • Region Speyside
  • Distillery The Balvenie
  • Age 30 Year Old
  • Style Single Malt Whisky
  • Alcohol 53.8%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • toasted oak
  • toasted
  • leather
  • sherry
  • roasted
  • rose
  • honey
  • mint
  • beer

The Balvenie

Balvenie 1978 Vintage Cask (0.7l, 53.8%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

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A rare cask strength Balvenie distilled on the 11th March 1978 and bottled on the 12th February 2009, part of a release of just 176 bottles from cask number 2705.
  • Category Scotch
  • Country Scotland
  • Region Speyside
  • Distillery The Balvenie
  • Age 30 Year Old
  • Style Single Malt Whisky
  • Alcohol 53.8%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
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  • toasted oak
  • toasted
  • leather
  • sherry
  • roasted
  • rose
  • honey
  • mint
  • beer
The Balvenie Balvenie 1978 Vintage Cask
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Character Dogson
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.
90% of all Scotch Whisky released in the market is a blend. That’s a hell of a lot.
The Balvenie sits directly across from Glenfiddich, and they share the same water source -- the Robbie Dubh stream -- that runs into the Fiddich River.
Can Scotch go bad? Technically, an unopened bottle of Scotch can last forever. Air is the only true evil to Whisky; once the liquid is oxidized it is no longer immortal. After opening, as long as you store your Whisky in a cool, dry place, it will last another 5 years.
Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.
90% of all Scotch Whisky released in the market is a blend. That’s a hell of a lot.
The Balvenie sits directly across from Glenfiddich, and they share the same water source -- the Robbie Dubh stream -- that runs into the Fiddich River.
Can Scotch go bad? Technically, an unopened bottle of Scotch can last forever. Air is the only true evil to Whisky; once the liquid is oxidized it is no longer immortal. After opening, as long as you store your Whisky in a cool, dry place, it will last another 5 years.
Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
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