The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year Old

The return of an exceptional single barrel whisky.

The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year Old represents the purest expression of craftsmanship, wood, and time. Unlike traditional single malts created from multiple casks, this whisky is drawn from one individually selected first-fill bourbon cask, allowing its unique character to shine as a true soloist.

Each cask is subtly different, hand-chosen by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie for its hallmark notes of sweet vanilla and elegant oak. First introduced in 2013 under the guidance of legendary Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE, this expression is aged 12 years from a single distillation and matured in American oak that has never previously held Scotch.

Every bottling is a limited release of no more than 300 numbered bottles, making each one unique, unrepeatable, and highly collectible. Both the cask number and bottle number are proudly displayed on the packaging—your guarantee of true single-cask authenticity.

SINGLE BARREL

A rare class of whisky, highly sought after by collectors and connoisseurs. Each bottle comes from an individual barrel instead of being the result of a marriage or blend of the contents of multiple barrels. As a result, the whisky in each bottle of this rare single malt can vary slightly in its flavor and aroma.

FIRST FILL

This term applies to a cask that has never held Scotch whisky before. Many times these casks have previously held other spirits such as Bourbon— as with The Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year Old.