Balvenie Curious Casks Limited Edition American Bourbon Barrel 14 YO 47.8% 700ml

A quiet accident turned into a story worth bottling. Part of The Balvenie Stories range, A Collection of Curious Casks highlights the discoveries that can only come from time, patience, and a little chance. This 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel expression was born from a twist of fate: malt distilled immediately after the distillery’s annual peat week, though intended to be unpeated, carried a subtle smoky note from residual peat. Originally destined for a 12-year Single Barrel release, the whisky stayed in American oak bourbon barrels for an additional two years, deepening and softening into something unique.

Crafted by Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie in collaboration with Warehouse & Samples Coordinator George Paterson, the whisky is bottled at 47.8% ABV, unchill-filtered, and naturally coloured. It carries the richness of long bourbon maturation with a delicate, almost ghostlike wisp of peat, an accident that became a character all its own.