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Balvenie Rose 1991 16 Year Old 1st Release Second Bottling

Balvenie Rose 1991 16 Year Old 1st Release Second Bottling
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Lot number: 067-3182

Winning bid: £1,500

William Grant founded Balvenie distillery in 1892 using the 18th century mansion known as Balvenie New House. It is built just below Glenfiddich sharing it's Robbie Dhu springs water source. The distillery still uses it's own floor maltings and locally sourced peat.

A very special limited release bottle to celebrate the long history of Balvenie Castle, the annual rent of which was fixed at a single red rose in 1460.

A 1991 vintage of four casks matured in a first fill port pipe has produced a rich and fruity single malt with a distinctive reddish colour.

This is the second bottling from the first release.

Distilled: 1991

Bottled: 2007

Age: 16 years old

Cask Type: Bourbon finished in a Port Pipe

53.1% ABV / 70cl

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