Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel Sherry Cask
The Balvenie · Balvenie Distillery
Balvenie's single barrel sherry cask program remains one of Speyside's most reliable luxuries. Each bottle will vary, but the distillery character — that signature honeyed core — always anchors the experience. A sherry cask whisky for people who want balance, not bombast.
Nose
Dried apricot and raisin sweetness layered over honeyed malt. Sherry influence is evident but controlled — think walnut oil and dried fig rather than fruit cake. A hint of clove spice sits underneath.
Palate
Rich and viscous. Dark chocolate and hazelnut dominate the entry, followed by waves of stewed stone fruit and butterscotch. Mid-palate shows orange peel and a gentle earthy quality that grounds the sweetness.
Finish
Long and warming, with dried fruit and cocoa lingering alongside a peppery oak fade. The sherry cask has the last word, but it speaks quietly.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Ex-Oloroso Sherry Butt
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Double pot still distillation
- Maturation
- 15 years in ex-Oloroso sherry cask
- Chill-Filtered
- No
Food Pairing
Dark chocolate torte with sea salt
Balvenie remains one of the few Scottish distilleries that maintains its own floor maltings and on-site cooperage, a commitment to vertical integration that malt master David Stewart championed across his six-decade tenure.
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