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

[F X Christ]

Hello Ethan,

Quite a find! A real nice Foaf!

I've tried the NAS, 12 and 18 yo Balvenie Classics and they are very good
whiskies.

Your bottle is a collector item, but it's also a very worthy dram. Enjoy.

Regards,
-FX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ethan Prater" <eprater at yahoo.com>
To: <mm-malts-l at grsnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:05 PM
Subject: [MM-MALTS-L] Help w/unusual Balvenie


> 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 - Classic - Oldest Selection", with a faux signature of "William
> Grant & Sons Ltd." Farther down the next is a wax seal reading "Founder's
> Reserve - 12 Years Old".
>
>
>
> And the front label itself has a coat of armor and arms, with the
following
> text:
>
>
>
> "The Balvenie - Scotch Whisky - Classic"
>
> "Probably the Finest Highland Malt Whisky"
>
> "Product of Scotland - Produced & Bottled in Scotland by William Grant &
> Sons Ltd. - The Balvenie Distillery - 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.
>
>
>
> 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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