Balvenie – 9 Years Old - 2005 DCS Compendium Chapter #1 (70cl, 57.5%)

Balvenie – 9 Years Old - 2005 DCS Compendium Chapter #1 is a single malt whisky from Balvenie (Speyside). Bottled at 57.5% ABV, 70cl. The Balvenie DCS Compendium consists of 25 whiskies and an accompanying book and acts as a tribute to Balvenie malt master, David C Stewart. The Compendium is split into 5 'chapters', with each chapter featuring 5 different single cask whiskies from 5 different decades. This bottle is from Chapter 1, and is the youngest Balvenie ever released at 9 years old. Distilled May 2005 and bottled in March 2015, this whisky has been matured in refill American Oak Hogshead. 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. The theme of Chapter 1 is 'Distillery Style'. Chapters 2 to 5 will focus respectively on: 'The Influence of Oak', 'Secrets of the Stock Model', 'Expecting the Unexpected' and 'Malt Master's Indulgence'. Read less