The Balvenie Founders Reserve 10 year old

Balvenie Founders Reserve 10 Years comes from a mix of Balvenie single malts that’ve been aged for at least 10 years in either ex-bourbon or ex-sherry casks. This combination of ex-bourbon maturated malt with ex-sherry matured malt gives a nice balance of the spicy fruity aspects delivered from the bourbon barrels and the darker earthier aspects delivered by the sherry; it makes for a pleasant sipping experience.

The Balvenie Founders Reserve 10 Years first appeared in the 1980s in cognac style bottles which Balvenie was putting out as a way to compete with Cognac. The bottle, the fancy label, everything was done to make it appear as “classy”, for lack of a better term, as cognac who was kicking Scotches butt at the time – oh how the tables have turned. Since then Balvenie has found their voice, found their look, found their drinking niche and established themselves as a major player in the luxury single malt category that’s boomed over the last few years. Those cognac competing days are long gone.