Description
Balvenie Founder's Reserve 10 Year Old presented in the discontinued, distinctive cognac-style bottle with presentation carton. Matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks.
Balvenie
Balvenie Founder's Reserve 10 Year Old, Bourbon & Sherry Cask, 1991, 40%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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LatestSGD 378
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LowSGD 257
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Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 17, 2026SGD 378.14
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- Region
- Speyside
- Age
- 10 Years
- Vintage
- 1981
- Bottled
- 1991
- ABV
- 40%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Balvenie
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Bourbon & Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- Locally grown barley
- Fermentation
- 68
- Master distiller (bottling)
- David C. Stewart
- Master distiller (distillation)
- David C. Stewart
- Limited edition
- No
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Box
- Series highlights
- Cognac-style bottle era (pre-1993 standard packaging)
- Historical context
- Launched in the 1980s, discontinued around 2009
- Special release
- Cognac-style bottle to compete with Cognac
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Medium-bodied with notes of marmalade, heather honey, delicate rosewater, and gentle sweet spice.
- Palate
- Sweet and spicy with honeyed sweetness, orchard fruits, juicy apple, and light sherried oak peel.
- Finish
- Medium to long with whispers of dried fruit, warm oak, and lingering spice.