The Balvenie A Day Of Dark Barley 26 Year Old

The Balvenie A Day Of Dark Barley 26 Year OldThe Balvenie A Day Of Dark Barley is story no. 3 in the Balvenie Stories Series. It's a heavier, darker Balvenie, flavoured with the richness of over roasted malted barley, oak, honey, vanilla and citrus notes. The arrival at the distillery of a batch of dark roasted malted barley, more commonly used in the production of stout, marked the beginning of a 26 year long experiment. The result was a pleasing depth, smokiness and oakiness as well as the

honey and vanilla with a light spiciness

Rich and full-bodied with hints of citrus fruit and toffee

chocolate and brown sugar flavors mingle in perfect balance with the bold rye spiciness

rye and wheat whiskeys

This dram comes from the very last 12 casks of the 1984 legacy distillation

An un-aged oat whiskey (akin to a blanco tequila) with a mash bill containing 85% oats and 15% barley malt

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peat smoke with iodine and seaweed and a rich

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taut flavor moves into a more fully-bodied

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