Description
This 2009 special 1st release Balvenie has been aged for 17 years exclusively in Traditional American Oak whisky cask before being transferred to barrels previously used in the production of Fortified Madeira Wine.
Balvenie
Balvenie Madeira Cask First Edition 17 Year Old, Madeira Cask, 2009, 43%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
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Overall Rating
85.5/100
Great85.5 / 100
Based on 2 published Maltiply reviews.
- Nose
- Rich Spice, Soft Fruit
- Palate
- Honey Vanilla, Subtle Honey
- Finish
- Dry Oak
Reviews
Rraincheck lantern24 Jul
87 / 100
At 43% ABV, this sounds appealingly composed: rich spice and soft fruit, followed by honey vanilla and a dry oak finish. I like that shift from softer notes to a drier close.
Nose: Rich spice, Soft fruitPalate: Honey vanilla, Subtle honeyFinish: Dry oak
TTinyRadio25 Feb
84 / 100
Soft fruit and spice, with a dry oak edge.
Nose: No tasting notes yetPalate: No tasting notes yetFinish: No tasting notes yet
Change-10.1%
LatestSGD 495
HighSGD 550
LowSGD 462
Recently Sold
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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jun 8, 2026SGD 494.53
Alcovault AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 2, 2025SGD 462.00
Alcovault AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 11, 2025SGD 550.00
Listed For Sale
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Whisky MansionVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 690.00
- Region
- Speyside
- Age
- 17 Years
- Vintage
- 2009
- Bottled
- 2009
- ABV
- 43%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Balvenie
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Madeira Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- David Stewart
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Driven Cork
- Presentation
- Tube
- Series highlights
- First Edition Release
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- First Edition
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Rich Spice, Soft Fruit
- Palate
- Honey Vanilla, Subtle Honey
- Finish
- Dry Oak