Balvenie Single Barrel 15 year discontinued????

[txaggie9307]

Hey guys,

I heard a rumor that the deliciouse 15 year SB is being discontinued?? Is this true :argh:

 

[Lipher]

Really? I'll snatch some bottles from some different lots. From the two I had one was really good and the other was ehh

 

[txaggie9307]

Just got confirmation from Balvenie that the 12 year single barrel will be replacing the 15 year single barrel. Grab it while you still can!

 

[cvm4]

Really? The 15yo is such a great expression.

 

[txaggie9307]

Really? The 15yo is such a great expression.

Yep. Better get a few more bottles while its still around!

 

[jeffturneraz]

This doesn't make sense to me. So they are still going to let the whisky sit in the barrel for 12, 17 and 21 years, but they are done bottling it at 15 yr mark?

Only guess I can make off the top of my head is they have too much demand for the 17 & 21 and not enough product.

 

[txaggie9307]

I think their old price points are catching up to them. For example, what other producer puts a 15 year old (almost 100 proof) single barrel scotch out for $65 retail?

 

[cvm4]

This doesn't make sense to me. So they are still going to let the whisky sit in the barrel for 12, 17 and 21 years, but they are done bottling it at 15 yr mark?

Only guess I can make off the top of my head is they have too much demand for the 17 & 21 and not enough product.

On that same viewpoint, could be the 12yo is selling a lot more while they want the 17yo & 21yo for their special high priced stuff. So, they axe the 15yo to make up the difference.

 

[Lipher]

The 15 is usually the sweet spot between age and cost. When I branch into other brands I usually start with the 15 .
I saw the 21 for 200 bucks the other day. Three years ago I bought that bottle for 160, wtf