Balvenie 19 Year Cask and Character Single Malt Scotch

Nineteen years in European oak ex-sherry casks shape this single malt from The Balvenie, bottled at 47.5% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. A Revelation of Cask and Character leans on the work of the distillery's coopers, whose cask selection and maturation know-how sit behind the whisky in the glass.

The aroma and taste open with the honeyed smoothness the distillery is known for, then unfold into warming spice and deep ripe fruit \u2014 currants, raisins and the sweetness of just-baked Christmas cake. Chewy fig follows, and the finish runs long, creamy and nutty. The oak casks at its center trace back to vessels once used to carry whisky across the British Isles, picking up flavor from their previous contents along the way and lending single malt its depth and complexity.