Balvenie 27 Year Old Distant Shores - 47% 70cl

A Rare Discovery From Distant Shores celebrates the friendship and collaboration between different spirits producers.

Matured for 27 years, this single malt spent its final seven years finishing in ex-Caroni rum casks, which ought to be pretty exciting for fans of the long-closed Trinidadian distillery.

We all know how well Balvenie’s whisky does in a rum cask, and these rare barrels found their way to the distillery thanks to a meeting between its head distiller David Stewart and John Barrett of legendary rum bottler, Bristol Spirits.

What a serendipitous meeting that was, celebrated in the form of this magnificent whisky.

Nose: Rich and indulgent with notes of muscovado sugar and manuka honey. Lighter fruit notes intersperse the aroma with occasional hints of green banana and light spice.

Palate: Beautifully smooth with a velvet vanilla viscosity. The initial burst of sweetness graduates to treacle toffee, aged leather and deep oak tannin.

Finish: Lingering sweet with a wonderful mouth-coating oiliness.