The Balvenie releases its oldest and rarest whisky ever

The Balvenie has released The Balvenie Sixty, a single cask bottling from 1962, marking the distillery’s oldest and rarest whisky released for sale to date.

The extremely rare bottling marks the 60th anniversary of industry icon and renowned Malt Master, David C. Stewart, MBE as the Malt Master of The Balvenie, who is celebrating six decades at the distillery – making him the longest serving Malt Master in the industry history.

While the whisky itself makes an impression, the packaging resembles a work of art; made from glass, gold and brass. The tube casing was designed to reflect layers of memories from David’s career. The packaging includes five layers each etched with personal anecdotes from influential individuals along David’s journey. The sixth decade is the elegant bottle itself, made from hand-blown crystal and containing a quote from the current Malt Master of The Balvenie, Kelsey McKechnie to represent this current decade, and the future generations of The Balvenie.

The Balvenie Sixty is bottled at 42.4 percent ABV and will be released in Global Travel Retail in Q1 2023 with only a select few bottles.