Balvenie's DCS Compendium series, honouring malt master David C. Stewart MBE, has arrived at its fifth chapter. The title of this one is Malt Master's Indulgence, so we're sure you can figure out what's going on here. Stewart has picked out five casks that he knew were destined for greatness, and the result is a handsome collection of five astonishing whiskies from four different decades, all presented in a wooden presentation frame and a case. Worthy of many dazzled stares, this.
This is the complete set of DCS Compendium Chapter Five releases, featuring five 70cl bottles. The whiskies included in this release are...
Balvenie 56 Year Old 1962 (cask 5575) - 42.1% ABV
Cask type: European oak hogshead
Filling date: 29th June 1962
Bottling date: 26th March 2019
90 bottles produced
Balvenie 44 Year Old 1974 (cask 17706) - 51.3% ABV
Cask type: Refill American oak barrel
Filling date: 9th December 1974
Bottling date: 25th March 2019
85 bottles produced
Balvenie 35 Year Old 1983 (cask 4483) - 42% ABV
Cask type: Refill American oak hogshead
Filling date: 27th September 1983
Bottling date: 22nd March 2019
145 bottles produced
Balvenie 17 Year Old 2001 (cask 9325) - 63.5% ABV
Cask type: European oak Fino sherry butt
Filling date: 25th April 2001
Bottling date: 14th March 2019
400 bottles produced
Balvenie 16 Year Old 2002 (cask 12147) - 53.9% ABV
Cask type: First fill American oak barrel
Filling date: 18th September 2002
Bottling date: 4th March 2019
160 bottles produced