Balvenie 26 Year Old A Day of Dark Barley #6852 / Story No.3

Balvenie was built by William Grant in 1892 and remains part of his family's company to this day. In the early part of its history, its purpose was primarily for the provision of malt for Grant's blends, however following the global success of Glenfiddich, the Balvenie single malt brand was launched in 1973. It remained a rarity though, and it was not until the opening of Kininvie in 1990, and later Ailsa Bay in Girvan, that the distillery was given the freedom to focus on its single malt. Today it is one of the best recognised brands in the world. In 1993 they launched the 12 year old "DoubleWood," an expression credited with pioneering the use of cask-finishing, and this has become a key motif for the distillery's output in recent times.

This is part of a 3-bottle 2019 release from Balvenie distillery, entitled The Stories.

'A Day of Dark Barley' is the third in the series, and is bottled from single cask #6856. This was distilled in 1992 when an erroneous dselivery of dark barely inspired an experiment that would eventually lead to the 14 year old Roasted Malt release in the mid-2000s. This cask was left to further mature until it was 26 years old.

The Stories series includes 'The Sweet Toast of American Oak' and 'A Week of Peat.'