Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 6 is the 2019 release in the series, bottled at 50.4% volume without chill filtration. David Stewart selected 21 casks for this batch. MATURATION: Nine ex-bourbon American oak barrels were combined with five refill sherry butts and seven refill sherry butts previously used for DoubleWood. The whiskies married for three months in Tun 1509, the large vessel housed in Warehouse 24, before bottling. SUGGESTIONS: Serve neat in a tulip glass, with water on the side. Aged Comté or plain oat biscuits.
Tasting notes
Golden amber.
Brown sugar, toffee, blossom honey and ginger.
Maple syrup, candied orange and honey with vanilla and oak spice.
Sweet, malty finish with lingering spice.
William Grant founded Balvenie in Dufftown in 1892. The Speyside distillery remains within William Grant & Sons, with floor maltings, a cooperage and a coppersmith forming part of its working crafts. The Tun 1509 series began in 2014, following Tun 1401, and drew on casks selected by David Stewart for marrying at the distillery.
