DoubleWood 12 was launched in 1993, using a process designed by our Malt Master David Stewart in 1982, now commonly known as 'wood finishing'. To make The Balvenie DoubleWood, David Stewart MBE takes whisky that has spent at least 12 years in traditional whisky casks, American Oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads, and moves it to Spanish oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks for an additional nine months. The whisky is then transferred to large oak vessels called “tuns” for 3-4 months to allow the whiskies from individual casks to “marry”. The Balvenie DoubleWood single malt whisky gains its distinctive character from being matured in two different wood types. Each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt whisky.

Glenmorangie's Director of Whisky Creation Dr. Bill Lumsden got the idea for A Tale of Winter while he was snowed in at his home. Trying to capture the feeling of snugly sitting in front of the fireplace with snow falling outside, he came up with this expression. It's a 13-year-old single malt that was finished in Marsala wine casks from Sicily, Italy. Fruity with hints of cocoa, toffee, cinnamon, ginger, and clove, A Tale of Winter is the embodiment of wintery aromas that is bottled at 92 proof.