Tag: The Balvenie

October is drawing to an end, which can only mean one thing where single malt lovers are concerned… The latest edition of The Balvenie’s five-part DCS Compendium series! Chapter 3 has indeed arrived, and it contains the oldest whisky the distillery has ever released.

We knew that the 25-bottle Compendium was going to be something special when it first launched in 2015, and so far it has certainly delivered. Spanning five themes over five years, the series set out to celebrate the work of legendary malt master David Stewart MBE, who this year is celebrating his 55th year with the distillery (did he start on the 5th day of the 5th month? Let’s pretend he did).

Following on from ‘Distillery Style’ in Chapter 1 and ‘The Influence of Oak’ in Chapter 2; each bottling in ‘Secrets of the Stock Model’ demonstrates Stewart’s skill in controlling the numerous factors that influence maturing Scotch whisky – a tough gig, we can all agree. Additionally, each single cask expression that makes up Chapter 3 “represents a year relevant to the evolution of The Balvenie”. So like a history lesson, but better.