Balvenie 14 Years Old The WEEK OF PEAT is an exceptional Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, bottled at 48.3 per cent in a 0.7-litre bottle, complete with a gift box. This special bottling originated from an experimental project at Balvenie Distillery, when the then Distillery Manager, Ian Millar, used a week when production was at a standstill to reconnect with the historical roots of whisky-making. Inspired by a visit to Islay, he had Speyside peat sourced and an additional peat burner installed on the Darren oven. This gave rise to the eponymous ‘Week of Peat’, during which peated barley was malted in the traditional manner – much as was once common on many Scottish farms.


The whisky is then matured for 14 years, combining Balvenie’s characteristic honey-sweet, fruity character with an elegantly integrated smoky profile. Heavily peated smoke is used in the production process, with phenol levels of around 30 ppm being achieved during the trial phase – comparable to some well-known Islay whiskies. The experiments were closely supervised by long-standing Malt Master David C. Stewart, who drew inspiration from the historic, peated Balvenie bottlings of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. The result is a harmonious Speyside single malt that combines sweet fruit notes, vanilla and honey with delicate peaty smoke and spicy oak.