NV Balvenie The DCS Compendium Chapter 3, 48.4%
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Score 90/100 · Whisky Advocate, Mar 2016
The oldest of the set shows a shift into a sense of calm and quietude. The dried blossoms of youth are there, still with a little color to them, while a curl of smoke also comes through. Then, out of nowhere, a sudden eruption of tropical fruits, a flaring in the dying light. There’s no oakiness, just a distillery, framed, gently receding. A remarkable dram. It’s almost shameful to discuss cost! £19,000
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The Balvenie
Speyside-based Balvenie is the only Scotch whisky distillery to grow its own barley, use traditional floor maltings and keep coppersmiths and coopers on site. Its single malts – made by the longest-serving Malt Master David Stewart MBE – are some of the most recognised worldwide
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