The Balvenie Tun 1509
The first batch of the Balvenie Tun 1509, this whisky is made up of a combination of whiskies from 35 American oak barrels and seven European oak sherry butts, each hand selected by Malt Master David Stewart. The whiskies were then transferred to Tun 1509 in Warehouse 24 before bottling. This result is an incredibly smooth, rich, deep whisky with floral notes, vanilla and orange peel which is greater than some of its constituent parts.
Taketsuru 17 year old
The Taketsuru whiskies are a combination of single malt whiskies from Nikka’s two distilleries, Yoichi and Miyagikyo. In the 17 year old, a high percentage of the whiskies have been aged in ex-sherry casks, resulting in a deep, rich, complex whisky with more than a hint of smoke and oak. The Taketsuru Pure Malt 17 year old was named ‘World’s Best Blended Malt’ for the second year running at last week’s World Whiskies Awards.
