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Balvenie 17 years The week of peat

€121Scotland, Speyside, Single Malt

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For one week each year, Balvenie steps away from its honeyed house style and fires peat through its floor maltings. The tradition started in 2002 when Ian Millar was distillery manager. He spotted a gap before annual maintenance and ordered local peat for the kiln. This release captures that rare window. Extra ageing has softened the smoke into a gentle wisp. Floral notes and tropical fruit sit beneath butterscotch honey and oaky vanilla. One of the few distilleries still malting barley by hand on site, Balvenie weaves craft into every dram. Pour it neat and take your time.

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Balvenie

The Balvenie distillery is located in Dufftown, Scotland and was founded in 1892. It is one of the few distilleries in Scotland that still has its own floor maltings, where the barley is malted by hand. Balvenie's range of whiskies includes both peated and unpeated expressions, and they are aged in a variety of casks, including ex-bourbon, sherry, and rum casks. The distillery is also known for its experimental cask finishes, such as its PortWood and Caribbean Cask expressions. Balvenie has won numerous awards for its whiskies.

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About the Balvenie 17 years The week of peat

Balvenie 17 years The week of peat is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky from Scotland. It belongs to the Balvenie Stories range, which honours moments of craft and unexpected experiment at the distillery. This 17-year-old release follows the 14-year-old Week of Peat expression from 2019. This limited edition deepens the tale first told by the younger Week of Peat bottling. It was matured in ex-American bourbon barrels and bottled at 49.4% to preserve its character. The distillery in Dufftown is one of the few in Scotland still malting barley on traditional floor maltings. Former manager Ian Millar launched the annual peat week in 2002 after a fact-finding trip to Islay. He spotted a week's gap before maintenance shutdown and ordered Speyside peat for the kiln. A side peat burner added extra smoke during that brief window. Mashmen still recall peat reek billowing across the courtyard during that memorable week. Three extra years in wood have mellowed the peat further than the earlier release. Gemma Paterson calls it soft and evolving, with complex layers beneath a gentle smoky wisp. The dram opens with floral notes, tropical fruit, and butterscotch honey over a malty core. Citrus brightness and oaky vanilla keep the palate round and velvety. Soft smoky notes linger without the medicinal edge of heavier island peat. Balvenie 17 years The week of peat suits drinkers curious about peat without leaving Speyside comfort. Pour it neat and nose it slowly to uncover those layered flavours. The finish holds creamy vanilla sweetness and a faint trace of peat smoke. As a limited Stories release, it captures a rare week when Balvenie briefly distils like the old farm days.