A mansion turned distillery
Work began in early 1892 to turn an 18th-century mansion, Balvenie New House, into the distillery, which was first known as Glen Gordon.1,2,3 The first distillation ran on 1 May 1893.
Peated
The Balvenie is a Speyside single malt distillery in Dufftown, built by William Grant & Sons in 1892 next door to Glenfiddich.1,2,3 It still runs its own floor maltings, where malt men turn the barley by hand, one of only a handful left in Scotland.2,3,4 Its whisky went mainly into the Grant's Standfast blend until the first official bottling in 1973.4,5
Latest distillery releases
- 88 years
- 2026 release15 years
- 2026 release12 years
- Second Edition1973 vintage51 years49.8%
Recent activity
Batch 52012 release50.1%Very good rating, 85–89 range- Outstanding rating, 90–94 range
- Very good rating, 85–89 range
It’s not your typical heavy sherry. I’m still not a big sherry fan but this one surprised me.
