The Balvenie Stories is a collection of three expressions of single malt whiskies – The Sweet Toast of American Oak, Aged 12 Years, 43% ABV; The Week of Peat, Aged 14 Years, 48.3% ABV, and A Day of Dark Barley, Aged 26 Years, 47.8% ABV.
To commemorate the Stories launch in the U.S., The Balvenie partnered with Celebrated Experiences, a premier luxury travel company with an authoritative knowledge of Scotland and its distilleries, to offer a once-in-a-lifetime whisky experience in New York City.
The Balvenie-sponsored Celebrated Experiences Stories Suite, a three-story penthouse located in Midtown Manhattan, is fashioned to bring the new range of whiskies to life and tell the story of the new variants and their makers. Location of the Stories Suite will remain secret until booked, will be an immersive experience for guests.
Artwork for the Stories range will be displayed throughout and will complement sweeping NYC skyline views. Pieces of the distillery and the materials of The Balvenie Stories range, such as peat and barley, will be incorporated into the room’s designer décor elements, and traditional amenities will have a Balvenie twist.
Available as a highly exclusive two-night package on Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20, 2019, whisky enthusiasts who book the secret suite will be treated to a guided tasting of the Stories range with The Balvenie Apprentice Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie alongside a multi-course dinner in the suite’s dining room, a chauffeured tour to some of the city’s best-known speakeasies specializing in Scotch, and a rare bottle of The Balvenie signed by Malt Master David C. Stewart.
The suite is open to book now through June 7, 2019 as a two night package (Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20, 2019) for $60,000 (also available for single night occupancy; price and details available upon request).