The Balvenie Fifty Collection set to debut with 50 YO whisky

The Balvenie is set to launch the first in a trilogy of rare expressions that will form The Balvenie Fifty Collection, to be released over three years.

 The First Edition, arriving in travel retail in September, is a unique, single cask expression selected by Malt Master, Kelsey McKechnie and aged in a European oak refill butt, first filled in 1973.

 This first expression of the series has an ABV of 52.3 percent and RRP of £42,500, and showcases the depth and complexity of the spirit. Of the 125 bottles comprising this First Edition, 13 are destined for global travel retail, with locations including London, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Paris, Mumbai and Taipei, with remaining locations to be finalised.

 Each bottle comes in a bespoke wooden case developed by Croglin, a craft workshop based in Cumbria, UK, and comprises 100 different elements, including four layers of wood in the helix structure with a tolerance for error of less than 1/10th of a millimetre, and a 14 carat gold plated brass display.