The Balvenie DoubleWood — 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky — Matured in Two Distinct Casks

• Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Expression / Edition: DoubleWood — 17 Year Old
• Age: 17 Years
• ABV: 43%
• Volume: 750ml
• Distillery: The Balvenie, Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland
• Cask Maturation: Matured in traditional whisky oak casks, then finished in European oak sherry casks
• Packaging: Presented in its original brown and gold branded cardboard tube
• Condition: Sealed and unopened, in original packaging

Founded in 1892 by William Grant, The Balvenie remains one of the few distilleries in Scotland to still grow its own barley, floor malt it by hand, and employ its own coppersmiths and coopers on site. That obsessive craft focus is what allows Malt Master David C. Stewart — the man behind the original DoubleWood technique — to shape each cask’s character with real precision, rather than relying on blending alone.

This 17 Year Old expression takes the DoubleWood philosophy further than the standard 12 Year bottling, spending considerably longer in cask before its finishing period in European oak sherry casks. The extra maturation deepens the honeyed, spiced character the range is known for, resulting in a noticeably richer, more rounded single malt.

• Nose: Warm acacia honey and green apples
• Palate: Warm winter spices, vanilla and honeysuckle
• Finish: Gloriously long, with notes of vanilla and honey

This bottle is sealed and unopened, presented in its original branded packaging exactly as pictured.

RareFind rates this as a highly collectable single malt. 17 Year Old DoubleWood is considerably scarcer than the standard 12 Year bottling, and represents significantly more time spent maturing in cask, giving it a depth younger expressions simply can’t match. It carries the pioneering double-cask maturation technique developed by Malt Master David C. Stewart, a method now imitated across the whisky industry but perfected here at its source. For collectors building a serious single malt collection, this is a well-aged bottle worth securing.