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Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Three 35 Year Old, Refill American Oak Hogshead Cask, Cask #7824, 2017, 43.8%
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Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Three 35 Year Old, Refill American Oak Hogshead Cask, Cask #7824, 2017, 43.8%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 50
Average Score
N.A
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Description

The Balvenie 1981 DCS Compendium 35 Year Old Chapter Three is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Speyside region, bottled in 2017 at 43.8% ABV. This 35-year-old expression, distilled in 1981, is part of "The DCS Compendium," a super-premium series of 25 single cask bottlings released in five chapters to celebrate the 55-year career of Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE. Chapter Three, titled "Secrets of the Stock Model," showcases Stewart's skill in stock management and features five single cask whiskies, each representing a significant year in the distillery's history. The 1981 vintage, drawn from refill American oak hogshead #7824, marks the year the distillery would have used this vintage for its first DoubleWood whisky. Only 186 bottles of this particular expression were released.

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Cask type
Refill American Oak Hogshead
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
7824
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
186
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden presentation case/frame
Series highlights
DCS Compendium Chapter Three, 'Secrets of the Stock Model'. A series of 25 single cask bottlings released in five chapters celebrating Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE's 55-year career.
Historical context
The 1981 vintage represents the first whisky that would have been used for The Balvenie's DoubleWood range, which launched in 1993.
Special release
Super-premium limited edition series. Some individual bottles from Chapter 3 were available for sampling at Four Seasons Hotel New York and limited retail in New York.
Allocation
Limited availability, with some retail in New York.
Nose
Malty, vanilla toffee and heather honey with notes of lemon zest.
Palate
Maple sweetness, glazed pineapple and citrus with vanilla and cinnamon.
Finish
Malty and sweet with layers of spice.
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