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Balvenie 1997 DCS Compendium 19 Year Old Chapter #2

Lot: 279429

Balvenie 1997 DCS Compendium 19 Year Old Chapter #2

Winning Bid: £1,400

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Balvenie
Age: 
19 Year Old
Vintage: 
1997
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
Port Puncheon
Bottled Strength: 
61.8%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Balvenie 1997 DCS Compendium 19 Year Old Chapter #2

Balvenie was built by William Grant in 1892 and remains part of his family's company to this day. In the early part of its history, its purpose was primarily for the provision of malt for Grant's blends, however following the global success of Glenfiddich, the Balvenie single malt brand was launched in 1973. It remained a rarity though, and it was not until the opening of Kininvie in 1990, and later Ailsa Bay in Girvan, that the distillery was given the freedom to focus on its single malt. Today it is one of the best recognised brands in the world. In 1993 they launched the 12 year old "DoubleWood," an expression credited with pioneering the use of cask-finishing, and this has become a key motif for the distillery's output in recent times.

This bottle forms part of the second release of Balvenie's five-part DCS Compendium, which is a tribute to renowned malt master David Stewart. Each chapter contains 5 casks selected by David himself.

This is a 19 year old Balvenie, matured in a European oak port puncheon filled on 6th August 1997. One of 265 bottles drawn on 28th September 2016 from cask #7951.

 

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