The Balvenie D.C.S Compendium Chapter 5
MALT MASTER’S INDULGENCE
This chapter is a selection of casks that represent David Stewart’s career and his great skill in recognising casks that are destined for greatness. “I work for a family company and I’m allowed just to hold on to whisky, not always knowing what I’m going to do with it but not forced to bottle it at a saleable age, we just let it mature on.” The casks reflect the many milestone years throughout David’s career – from the year he started at William Grant and Son’s to the year of the launch of the now iconic Balvenie Classic. One of the unusual casks in this chapter is a Fino Sherry Butt – David Stewart explains “it has produced a very different taste sensation from what’s normally expected” – exactly the kind of cask that David feels lucky to be able to keep and nurture until it reveals its special secrets.
1962
| Brand | The Balvenie |
| No. of bottles | 90 |
| Cask type | European Oak Oloroso Sherry Hogshead |
| Vat number | 5575 |
| Size | 70cl |
| ABV / Strength | 42.1% |
| Age | 56 Year Old |
| Varietal | Single Malt |
1974
| Brand | The Balvenie |
| No. of bottles | .. |
| Country | Refill American Oak Barrel |
| Region | 17706 |
| Size | 70cl |
| ABV / Strength | 51.3% |
| Age | 44 Year Old |
| Varietal | Single Malt |
1983
| Brand | The Balvenie |
| No. of bottles | .. |
| Country | Refill American Oak Hogshead |
| Region | 4483 |
| Size | 70cl |
| ABV / Strength | 42% |
| Age | 35 Year Old |
| Varietal | Single Malt |
2001
| Brand | The Balvenie |
| No. of bottles | 400 |
| Country | European Oak Fino Sherry Butt |
| Region | 9325 |
| Size | 70cl |
| ABV / Strength | 63.5% |
| Age | 17 Year Old |
| Varietal | Single Malt |
2002
| Brand | The Balvenie |
| No. of bottles | … |
| Country | First fill American Oak Bourbon Barrel |
| Region | 12147 |
| Size | 70cl |
| ABV / Strength | 53.9% |
| Age | 16 Year Old |
| Varietal | Single Malt |
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