Brand New The Balvenie Whisky Label Reveals A Long Bottled Whisky

Thursday, 28 August 2025 at 07:00TTB Database

At The Balvenie, there has been a changing of the guard quite some time ago when David Stewart bid farewell. Yet there seems to still run one bottle from the former master distiller.

In the online TTB-database new labels for whiskies are regularly recorded. This is done by distilleries and whisky makers for a potential future release. While in many cases the divine spirit appears shortly thereafter, sometimes it remains just a label.

FAQ

What is The Balvenie 1974?
A single malt aged with 46 years.

What makes this release unique?
The label bears the signature of the legendary Malt Master David C. Stewart, who retired in 2022.

When will it be released?
This has not been announced via the label.

A whisky that breathes history

The Balvenie has recorded a 'label' for a special bottle in the TTB database: The Balvenie 1974. It seems this is not to be an actual label, but an engraving on a bottle.

What's striking about the registration is that the bottle bears the name ‘David C. Stewart’. This is the old malt master of the distillery who handed over the baton to Kelsey McKechnie in 2022. It therefore appears that Stewart will receive one more bottle in his name.

What does the label of The Balvenie 1974 whisky tell us?

The registered label reveals that the whisky was distilled in 1974, specifically on November 12th.

The whisky comes from cask number 15357 and was bottled at 46 years of age. This is surprising because if you calculate the age, it turns out to be 2020. This means this whisky has been in the bottle for almost 5 years.

When does The Balvenie release the 1974 whisky?

When the vintage single malt from The Balvenie will exactly be available has not been announced via the registration. The bottle's price is also unclear.