What is Tun whiskey?
Balvenie’s limited-edition blend of special casks has returned for the fifth year. Tun 1509 (named for the marrying vat in which all the whiskies are combined) includes 29 casks of varying types and ages. Each bottle includes details on the flavor profile each individual cask contributes to the final blend.
Where is Balvenie made?
Dufftown, Scotland
Balvenie Distillery was founded in 1892 in Dufftown, Scotland. Whisky production started at the Speyside distillery in 1893. Production begins with the barley, which is grown at Balvenie Mains, the thousand-acre farm owned by the distillery.
Who distributes Balvenie?
The company is the third largest producer of Scotch whisky (8% market share), shipping about 7.6 million cases per year, with brands including Glenfiddich and Balvenie….William Grant & Sons.
| Industry | Alcohol industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1887 |
| Founder | William Grant |
| Headquarters | Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, UK |
| Products | Alcoholic drinks |
What is a mash tun whisky?
Mash Tun is not a whisky but a whisky-based spirit aperitif with additional flavourants offering mixability, lower ABV and a sweeter profile. Bottled at 24%. Nose: Inviting vanilla, toasted oak and hints of maple, orange and cinnamon spice. Palate: Layers of vanilla, spice and delightful sweetness unravel on the taste.
What is mash in whiskey?
A bourbon whiskey mash bill is a combination of grains used in a distiller’s recipe to create the distiller’s beer. A mash bill consists of some percentage of corn, malted barley, rye, and/or wheat. Essentially, if it’s a whiskey or bourbon, it needs a mash bill to get the process started.
What is the meaning of Balvenie?
The name Balvenie means ‘village of luck’.
How do you drink a mash tun?
WHISKY SENSES Three Ships Mash Tun offers an exceptionally smooth finish. Best enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or mixed with your choice of soda or cola, ideally under South African skies. Warm copper. Inviting vanilla, toasted oak and hints of maple, orange and cinnamon spice.
How does a mash tun work?
The mash is held at a predetermined temperature and time (e.g., at 65°C for 1 h) until the malt starches convert to sugars, and the dissolved malt sugars (wort) are rinsed into the kettle where hops are added. The mash tun is a single vessel where the mashing and wort runoff take place in the same vessel.
What is Balvenie Tun 1509?
Behold, the seventh batch of Balvenie Tun 1509! A hugely popular series of expressions from the distillery, named after the tun in which the whisky is married for three months before bottling up.
How is Balvenie tun made?
Each whisky in the series spends at least three months in a traditional oak marrying vat – the tun – in a traditional dunnage warehouse. Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 7 is created by marrying 21 different casks, their individual characteristics creating a singular expression greater than the sum of its parts.
How did Balvenie whisky get its name?
What began as a distillery-only bottling has now become one of the most-loved parts of Balvenie’s range. The first bottlings were named after David Stewart MBE’s favourite marrying vat – Tun 1401 – and each of the following series has been named after the tun the whisky was married in.
What does Balvenie wine taste like?
The palate offers notes of tangy candied orange peel, oaky vanilla, golden syrup, honeycomb, toasted hazelnuts, ginger and nutmeg that linger in the finish. What began as a distillery-only bottling has now become one of the most-loved parts of Balvenie’s range.