The 18-year-old Balvenie French Pineau Cask is the older brother of the Bourbon Barrel bottling from the new series "A Curious Cask Collection", which is the result of the curiosity and close collaboration between Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie and Samples Coordinator George Paterson. Both bottlings from this project are the successors to the successful Revelation of Cask and Character series.

Unpeated malt was milled, mashed, fermented and distilled. The casks used for the 18-year maturation of the French Pineau Cask Whisky come from an experiment by David Stewart, who originally wanted to use them for the 16-year-old French Oak release from The Balvenie, but then decided to mature them in other French casks.

The choice of Pineau des Charentes casks resulted in an exceptional complexity and depth of flavor that endows the whisky with rich notes. This special cask maturation gives the 18-year-old Balvenie an incomparable elegance and sophistication that delights whisky connoisseurs and novices alike.

The interplay of traditional production methods and innovative maturation techniques makes this whisky an outstanding representative of its kind and an indispensable part of any sophisticated whisky collection.