{"id":56537,"date":"2022-03-24T10:52:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T10:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=56537"},"modified":"2022-03-24T10:52:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T10:52:05","slug":"the-balvenie-unveils-three-new-cask-finished-whiskies-including-two-exclusive-to-duty-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/the-balvenie-unveils-three-new-cask-finished-whiskies-including-two-exclusive-to-duty-free\/","title":{"rendered":"The Balvenie unveils three new cask finished whiskies – including two exclusive to duty-free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dedicated to ultimate craftsmanship, The Balvenie distillery has unveiled three new cask finished whiskies to feature in its Cask Finishes range, two of which are launching exclusively to Global Travel Retail on April 1.<\/p>\n

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Embodying the Speyside distillery\u2019s signature honeyed character, the new expressions are a deep dive into flavour using Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE’s pioneering finishing process he started in 1982, which is now celebrated across the whisky world.<\/p>\n

Inspired by flavour journeys from The Balvenie team throughout wine making regions of Europe, the new GTR expressions feature finishing casks from Madeira and Pedro Xim\u00e9nez from Jerez, while for the first time in the distillery\u2019s 129 years history, Pineau from the French Charentes vineyards joins the domestic offer.<\/p>\n

David Stewart MBE, The Balvenie Malt Master, commented: \u201cIt is no secret that I enjoy sweet wines like Madeira and when introduced to Pineau I was instantly impressed by the flavour profile and interested to see what these casks would bring to The Balvenie.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Charles Metcalfe, Global Brand Ambassador for The Balvenie, commented, \u201cPineau casks are very rarely seen in the Scotch whisky industry and they have paired with the Balvenie spirit perfectly, adding orchard fruits and a citrusy zing. <\/em>The extra sweetness and richness from the Pedro Ximenez cask adds a lovely rich weight to the palette of our 18 Year Old, with all of those delicious dark fruits coming through.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The travel retail Cask Finishes range now includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25cf Madeira Cask 15 Year Old – NEW
\n\u25cf Pedro Xim\u00e9nez Sherry Cask 18 Year Old \u2013 NEW<\/p>\n

The Madeira Cask 15 Year Old is a lively and summery Single Malt finished in casks which previously held sweet Madeira wine. Having used casks from the volcanic island for older expressions in the past, a recent holiday there reignited David Stewart\u2019s passion for Madeira\u2019s versatile dessert wine and complex casks. Throughout the cask\u2019s journey they were exposed to the heat of the sun, naturally sweetening wine it held, leading to the creation of this light, lively yet characterful whisky.<\/p>\n

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The second sherry finish for the Cask Finishes range is The Balvenie Pedro Xim\u00e9nez Cask Aged 18 Years. The sweet wine from the much loved Pedro Xim\u00e9nez casks gets its intensity from the sun ripened vines making it the perfect sweet fusion for The Balvenie\u2019s signature honeyed core. Whilst Sherry is a popular cask type in Scotch, this is only the second time The Balvenie has used it in their range of finishes.<\/p>\n

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Both expressions will be listed by all key retailers with brand activation support through major airports including Hainan, Seoul Incheon and Jeju Taoyuan in Asia. In Europe, a number of promtional events have been agreed with Heinemann for airports including Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Vienna and Munich.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be launching The Balvenie Cask Finishes Range with two exclusive editions for Global Travel Retail,\u201d<\/em> says Lindsay Hitzeroth, WG&S Head of Customer Marketing, GTR. \u201cThe channel has always been about discovery, offering consumers the opportunity to find something new and different, yet with the confidence of brand knowledge and integrity. As travel now begins to show real recovery in the aftermath of Covid, we will continue to inspire and engage consumers with The Balvenie 15yo Madeira Cask and 18 yo Pedro Xim\u00e9nez Cask, both delivering the quality of liquid and iconic appeal that luxury shoppers will be searching for.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dedicated to ultimate craftsmanship, The Balvenie distillery has unveiled three new cask finished whiskies to feature in its Cask Finishes range, two of which are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":56552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,1,477,7093,7099,7097],"tags":[69,39,169,49,6951,11047,11046,11044,11045,216,103],"class_list":["post-56537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-luxury","category-spirits","category-wines-spirits","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-heinemann","tag-scotch","tag-the-balvenie","tag-the-balvenie-cask-finishes","tag-the-balvenie-duty-free","tag-the-balvenie-madeira-cask-15-year-old","tag-the-balvenie-pedro-ximenez-sherry-cask-18-year-old","tag-travel-retail","tag-whisky"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}