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Balvenie 50 Year Old (Marriage 0962) Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND
$49999. 00
Bottle
$599988.00 Dozen
ABV: 41.6%
Produced by Balvenie malt master, David Stewart MBE, "Marriage 0962" (a number that corresponds to the month and year Stewart first started working with William Grant & Sons) was created from some of the distillery’s oldest and finest stocks. Composed from a marriage of four American oak casks aged 50 years or over, we have one of only 110 bottles ever produced.

“Marrying aged whisky stocks is undoubtedly one of the most challenging, yet enjoyable facets of my role,” Stewart said in a statement. “This was a chance to explore the furthest reaches of our precious aged stocks and see how their extremes could be controlled and combined…The creation of Marriage 0962 took months of patience to complete, as we’re dealing with liquids with extremes in ABV, taste and age. It’s not every day I get the opportunity to work with liquids of such age.”

This historical bottling comes presented in a wooden tube comprised of 50 layers – 48 of walnut and two of brass – accompanied by an etched brass certificate and bottle stopper inscribed with the tasting notes of each constituent cask.

Notes from Balvenie... Deep and mature with notes of oak, maple syrup and citrus with delicate spice. On the nose, the expression has hints of brown sugar, toffee and spiced ground ginger. The palate has delicate notes of oak, layered with maple syrup, tangy citrus and a trace of nutmeg, developing into a delicious honeyed sweetness, and leads to a long and lingering finish. 41.6% Alc./Vol.