[MM-MALTS-L] Help w/unusual Balvenie

[Ho-cheng Yao]

I believe it's an old version before the current bottling starting in
1992.   And as the DoubleWood only available after the 1992 "new" bottling,
It is obviously that what you see shouldn't have the DoubleWood word on it.

As you mentioned that the similar 18yo one is a more common version.  and
probably an even more common one with a flower on the wax on the neck.
There is another one with different wax on the neck( Sorry forget what's on
it.).  The latter two are NAS verson.

I believe there are others know much more about this bottle then me.  I am
not sure if there is a 12yo version on this one.

Ho-cheng



2007/8/26, Ethan Prater <eprater at yahoo.com>:
>
>   Today I ran across and purchased an unusual (to me) bottle of Balvenie
> at a random liquor store in the San Francisco Bay Area. Can anyone help me
> identify when it might have been bottled, and what it might taste like
> compared to the standard bottlings of Balvenie widely available today?
>
>
>
> This one appears to be an older packaging than the familiar (to me)
> canisters generally on the shelves. This bottle is not deep, but quite wide,
> with an aggressive long taper toward the top. The neck label reads "The
> Balvenie ¡V Classic ¡V Oldest Selection", with a faux signature of "William
> Grant & Sons Ltd." Farther down the next is a wax seal reading "Founder's
> Reserve ¡V 12 Years Old".
>
>
>
> And the front label itself has a coat of armor and arms, with the
> following text:
>
>
>
> "The Balvenie ¡V Scotch Whisky ¡V Classic"
>
> "Probably the Finest Highland Malt Whisky"
>
> "Product of Scotland ¡V Produced & Bottled in Scotland by William Grant &
> Sons Ltd. ¡V The Balvenie Distillery ¡V Banffshire, Scotland"
>
> "Sole Distributors for U.S.A. William Grant & Sons Inc. New York, N.Y.
> 10020"
>
>
>
> The rear label is a stripped-down version of the coat of arms on the
> front.
>
>
>
> Here are some photos¡K
>
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprater/1236916061/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprater/1237778234/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprater/1237778634/
>
>
>
> I found a tiny handful of images of similar Balvenie packaging on the web,
> but only for an unaged version and an 18 Year Old. Nothing for a 12 Year Old
> (and I should note that this 12 Year Old makes no mention of wood finishing,
> "DoubleWood", or the like.)
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help describing what this is!
>
>
>
> -Ethan
>
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