WHISKY SOUR
Bottling gaffe hits batch of £220 malt
Speyside distillers William Grant & Son had to recall a batch of a new Balvenie single malt from retailers in a number of countries after they discovered the blunder.
The Tun 1509 Batch 4 had been shipped to the Netherlands,rlands, Switzerland, Sweden andd Israel for sale in travel retail outlets.tlets.
The company say a “smal l number” of bottles weree filled with the wrong handmadedmade whisky resulting in a differentfferent “flavour profile or style”.
Bottles shipped to otherher markets weren’t hit andd customers who bought a bottle of the affected batchh will be sent a replacementnt by the whisky firm.
A spokesman said: “A number of bottles from thee new Tun 1509 Batch 4 contain liquid not intendedd for this release. When youu are committed to makingng whisky by hand, sometimeses mistakes happen.
“The whisky is agedd Balvenie, of exemplaryy quality with hints of vanilla,la, honey and dried fruits, and had been resting in Tun 1509.
“However, the liquid in these bottles does not match the flavour profile as articulated on the packaging.”
Balvenie Tun releases have a cult following and are usually snapped up within days of going on the market. Only a few hundred bottles are expected to go on general sale in this country.
Balvenie malt master David Stewart, said: “I’ve been delighted by the response of the whisky community to previous batches and I’m sure Batch 4 will be as highly regarded.”