About Balvenie

Owned by William Grant & Sons, the Balvenie distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whiskey distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. On December 19, 1839, William Grant was born in his father's Dufftown home. [Reference required] At age seven, he started herding cattle on a property near the upper Deveron River. [Reference required] He started out as a shoemaker's apprentice before working as a clerk and eventually becoming a bookkeeper at the Mortlach distillery in 1866. There, he was hired as a clerk and later promoted to manager while learning the craft of distillation. After working in the Mortlach distillery for almost twenty years, Grant decided to leave and purchase a field close to Balvenie Castle. He immediately began to design his distillery, and in the fall of 1886, the first stone was set. Grant worked for the business until his passing in 1923 at the age of 83. Early in 1892, construction of an 18th-century house (Balvenie New House) to be used as a distillery started. The Balvenie Distillery's first distillation happened on May 1, 1893, after the structure had been constructed for fifteen months. One of the most seasoned professionals in the field, David Stewart MBE, Balvenie's Malt Master, started his career with William Grant & Sons in 1962. The procedure by which whiskies are aged in one type of cask, such as ex-Bourbon barrels, then moved into a second type of cask (such as ex-Sherry, Port, or Rum barrels), resulting in a greater depth and complexity of the whisky's ultimate flavor, is possibly the one for which he is most well-known. On July 5, 2016, he earned an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contributions to the Scotch Whisky Industry.

Balvenie Whiskies

The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old

The Balvenie Portwood 21 Year Old


The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old

The Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Old


The Balvenie 14 Year Old - The Week of Peat

The Balvenie 14 Year Old The Week Of Peat


Balvenie 12 Year Old - The Sweet Toast of American Oak

Balvenie 12 Year Old The Sweet Toast Of American Oak


Balvenie Tun 1509 - Batch 8

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 8


The Balvenie 30 Year Old

The Balvenie 30 Year Old


The Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel - First Fill

The Balvenie 12 Year Old Single Barrel First Fill


The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask

The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask


balvenie 15 year old  single barrel

Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel


Balvenie 25 Year Old - Rare Marriages

Balvenie 25 Year Old Rare Marriages


Balvenie 19 Year Old - The Edge of Burnhead Wood

Balvenie 19 Year Old The Edge Of Burnhead Wood


Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak

Balvenie 16 Year Old French Oak


The Balvenie DoubleWood 17 Year Old

The Balvenie Doublewood 17 Year Old


Balvenie 21 Year Old Single Barrel

Balvenie 21 Year Old Single Barrel


Balvenie Tun 1509 - Batch 6

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 6


Balvenie Founder's Reserve 10 Year Old

Balvenie Founder's Reserve 10 Year Old


Balvenie 17 Year Old New Oak (First Bottling)

Balvenie 17 Year Old New Oak (First Bottling)


Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask

Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask


Balvenie 17 Year Old Peated Cask

Balvenie 17 Year Old Peated Cask


Balvenie 50 Year Old - Marriage 0197

Balvenie 50 Year Old Marriage 0197


Balvenie Vintage Cask 1967

Balvenie Vintage Cask 1967


Balvenie Vintage Cask 1966

Balvenie Vintage Cask 1966


Balvenie Vintage Cask 1976

Balvenie Vintage Cask 1976


Balvenie Vintage Cask 1951

Balvenie Vintage Cask 1951


Balvenie 12 Year Old Classic - 1980s

Balvenie 12 Year Old Classic 1980s


Balvenie Vintage Cask 1970

Balvenie Vintage Cask 1970


The Balvenie 14 Year Old Golden Cask

The Balvenie 14 Year Old Golden Cask


Balvenie 6 Year Old - Made Specially for Ladies

Balvenie 6 Year Old Made Specially For Ladies


Balvenie Vintage Cask 1968

Balvenie Vintage Cask 1968


the balvenie 40 year old

The Balvenie 40 Year Old


Balvenie 47 Year Old 1971 (cask 2855) - The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Four

Balvenie 47 Year Old 1971 (Cask 2855) The Balvenie Dcs Compendium Chapter Four


Balvenie 56 Year Old 1962 (cask 5575) - The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five

Balvenie 56 Year Old 1962 (Cask 5575) The Balvenie Dcs Compendium Chapter Five


Balvenie 50 Year Old - Marriage 0614

Balvenie 50 Year Old Marriage 0614


Balvenie Tun 1401 - Batch 8

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 8


The Balvenie 27 Year Old - A Rare Discovery From Distant Shores

The Balvenie 27 Year Old A Rare Discovery From Distant Shores


Balvenie 21 Year Old - The Second Red Rose

Balvenie 21 Year Old The Second Red Rose


Balvenie Tun 1401 - Batch 3

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 3


balvenie 25 year old triple cask

Balvenie 25 Year Old Triple Cask


Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder's Reserve - Cognac Bottle

Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder's Reserve Cognac Bottle


Balvenie 17 Year Old - The Week Of Peat

Balvenie 17 Year Old The Week Of Peat