The Balvenie TUN 1509 Batch No. 6

The sixth batch of Balvenie’s Tun 1509 series has been launched as a no-age-statement vatting of 21 casks from the Speyside distillery.

The expression is a vatting of single malt whisky matured in three different types of cask: refill Sherry butts, ex-Bourbon barrels and ‘DoubleWood’ refill Sherry butts.

The whiskies were married in Tun 1509 for three months before being bottled at 50.4% abv.

David Stewart, Balvenie malt master, described the whisky as having notes of ‘maple syrup, candied orange and runny honey’.

He said: ‘Batch 6 is a truly remarkable liquid that showcases gorgeous character and rich depth produced during the marrying process