Ballantine’s Unveils Its First Ever Single Grain Whisky With Double Cask End
Ballantine’s, the world’s second hottest Scotch whisky*, has launched its newest expression, Ballantine’s Single Distillery. Crafted by Grasp Blender Sandy Hyslop, the brand new Scotch was created utilizing the best grain whiskies from a single distillery and was selectively completed in each rum and further charred American oak barrels.
Ballantine’s Single Distillery makes use of wheat grain whiskies from Strathclyde Distillery, delivering a whisky with fruity and floral flavours. Strathclyde Distillery has performed a big function in Ballantine’s blends for a lot of a long time, so it was a pure match to honour its grain whiskies by means of this new expression.
The brand new launch brings to life Ballantine’s experience in whisky mixing with its double cask end; with the rum cask bringing unique notes and the additional charred American oak barrels including aromas. The ensuing Scotch boasts a fantastically balanced style profile, with an distinctive depth of flavour and further smoothness, providing refined hints of white peach, charred pineapple, and crimson apples, lemon zest and toasted almonds.
Sandy Hyslop, Ballantine’s Grasp Blender at Chivas Brothers, commented:
“One of many issues I get pleasure from most about my job as Grasp Blender is to have the ability to experiment and proceed to push boundaries, identical to our founder George Ballantine, who was doing issues his personal approach and breaking standard codes of whisky way back to 1827. Ballantine’s Single Distillery was created to problem perceptions of grain whisky and gives a whisky that basically showcases the standard of the grain used. The addition of the double cask end ends in an exceptionally easy Scotch, making for a refined ingesting expertise to savour throughout these finer moments in life.”
Ballantine’s Single Distillery and its delicate and refined palate gives whisky followers a Scotch that delivers on character and class, with out compromising on the distinctive tasting notes that make Ballantine’s so particular. The brand new expression is housed in an amber-coloured bottle with a metallic copper crest, combining craft and magnificence, while sustaining components that make Ballantine’s recognisable, like its iconic sq. formed bottle.
Ballantine’s Single Distillery is a everlasting addition to the Ballantine’s vary, and shall be out there from November 2024, with a RRP various per market. For extra data, and to remain updated with all the newest Ballantine’s information, go to www.ballantines.com or observe us on Instagram @ballantines.
