The Balvenie Distillery

Dufftown, Speyside, Scotland · established 1892

Owner

William Grant & Sons (family owned)

Stills

Wash and spirit stills with boil balls

Water

Robbie Dhu springs

House style

Honey, vanilla, soft spice; cask finishing pioneered here

Peat

0 PPM — Unpeated house style (occasional peated releases)

The story

Home of David Stewart, malt master for 60+ years, credited with popularising cask 'finishing' (DoubleWood, 1993).

Tours

• Distillery tour — Rare: floor maltings, cooperage and coppersmith all on one site

Around The Balvenie

• Balvenie Castle (History) — Ruined castle that gave the distillery its name

Official site: thebalvenie.com