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Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter 3 13 Year Old, European Oak Oloroso Sherry Hogshead Cask, Cask #741, 2017, 58.2%
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Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter 3 13 Year Old, European Oak Oloroso Sherry Hogshead Cask, Cask #741, 2017, 58.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 37
Average Score
Avg 95
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Description

Created to celebrate the life's work of malt master David Charles Stewart, the Compendium is split into five 'Chapters', each of which features five single cask whiskies from five different decades. A different chapter will be released annually between 2015 and 2019, each of them reflecting a different chapter in the accompanying book, written by Balvenie global brand ambassador Dr Sam Simmons. Chapter Three, titled 'Secrets of the Stock Model', highlights David's mastery in managing a sophisticated stock system, an amalgam of science, art, and craft. This particular bottle is a 13 Year Old, distilled in 2004 and bottled in 2017 from a single cask.

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Cask type
European Oak Oloroso Sherry Hogshead
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
741
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
David C. Stewart MBE
Master distiller (distillation)
David C. Stewart MBE
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
372
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden frame and presentation case
Series highlights
DCS Compendium Chapter 3: Secrets of the Stock Model. The series celebrates David C. Stewart's 50+ years as Malt Master, with each chapter having a theme. Chapter 3 is 'Secrets of the Stock Model'.
Historical context
The 2004 vintage signifies David C. Stewart's 30th year as malt master and the year The Balvenie Thirty was released.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Rich and deep with orange peel, light oak, sherried notes of Christmas cake, figs, toffee, honey, and berry cobbler.
Palate
Supple, with dark fruits and sherry notes, subtle and spicy, well-rounded with Christmas cake, clove, cardamom, white pepper, dried flowers, herbs, honey, figs, and toffee. Thick and luscious with liquid raisins, dates, sultanas, caramelised apples, candied orange peel, walnuts, almonds, bitter chocolate, dried tobacco leaf, menthol and clove.
Finish
Luxurious, sweetish with delicate spice and oak, very long with lasting spices, lots of fruit, and a nutty, earthy edge.
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