THE LONGEST SERVING MALT MASTER

For 60 years, as of September 3^rd 2022, Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE has developed incomparable knowledge and skills which have seen him produce award winning whiskies and developed new whisky making techniques, which have been adopted industry wide to critical acclaim.

In celebration, The Balvenie will kick off a year of celebrations around the world for David C. Stewart MBE’s dedication to the craft, with more details to be revealed in due course.

The Balvenie Sixty

A lifetime of memories The Balvenie Sixty

The Balvenie celebrates David C. Stewart MBE’s 60th anniversary with the unveiling of The Balvenie Sixty. Aged sixty years, this is the oldest and rarest whisky we have released to date, only 71 bottles from a single European Hogshead cask from 1962, the year David started at the distillery. This cask was was picked out by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie in honour of David.

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OUR WHISKY COLLECTION

The Balvenie is a range of single malt whiskies crafted by Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE. Each expression is unique, but all are rich, luxuriously smooth and underpinned by a distinctive honeyed character.

CASK FINISHES

Our Core Range gains its distinctive character from maturation in two distinct cask types in succession.

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RARE MARRIAGES

A tribute to our Malt Master's dedication to designing and building exceptional flavour, through the marriage of rare casks.

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STORIES WHISKIES

The Balvenie Distillery is built on the stories that are told from each generation of craftsmen to the next.

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CRAFT WHISKIES

Each expression has been carefully crafted to be unique, rich, luxuriously smooth and underpinned by a distinctive honeyed character.

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DAVID STEWART COMPENDIUM

David C. Stewart MBE is one of the longest serving malt masters in the Scotch whisky industry; this is a handover of his knowledge liquid form.

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GLOBAL TRAVEL RETAIL

The limited-edition whiskies that are exclusive to travel retail locations around the world.

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SERVE INSPIRATION

There are a number of ways to enjoy The Balvenie, neat or over ice is the traditional way; but for those feeling a bit more adventurous we offer a delicious range of Balvenie whisky cocktails and tea pairings.

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THE BALVENIE twenty five

For this new expression, Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE brings together a careful selection of rare casks to craft a whisky with refined, hidden depths. At first this whisky is seemingly simple, yet with time it reveals incredibly complex notes of runny honey, crystallised ginger and toasted marshmallow.

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our ambassadors

Coming to our distillery is an aspiration shared by Balvenie lovers around the world, but for many it is a dream never realised. The Balvenie Brand Ambassadors are the local connection to our distillery for millions of Balvenie lovers. Our ambassadors live and breathe whisky in general and The Balvenie in particular while each being wholly individual. Find them at your favourite whisky festival, find them on social media, and find out more about them here.

GEMMA PATERSON

Global Ambassador

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ROSS BLAINEY

Australia and New Zealand Ambassador

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ALWYNNE GWILT

UK Ambassador

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visit our speyside distillery

We have created an exclusive virtual live distillery experience – transporting you to beautiful Speyside allowing you to interact with your hosts and our Makers, and to participate in an intimate group tasting with specially selected drams delivered to your door.

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