Balvenie 1997 Compendium - Chapter Two

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Balvenie

Whisky:	Balvenie 1997 Compendium - Chapter Two
Serie:	The D.C.S. Compendium Chapters
Age:	19 years
Type:	Single malt

Distilled:	06-08-1997
Bottled:	28-09-2016
Cask Type:	European Oak Port Puncheon
Cask #:	7951
Bottles:	265
Strength:	61.8%

Distillery:	Balvenie Distillery
Country:	Scotland: Speyside

Date:	18-02-2018
Nose:	Sourish, full spices, sweet, chocolate, blue grapes, tobacco, a hint of sulphur
Flavour:	Sweet, chocolate, chilli, toffee, dried fruit, dried herbs, small bitterness.
Body:	Oily, beautifully viscous, a little rough dryness, warm of the cheeks.
Comments:	It's been a while but here's the next Balvenie to almost make me speechless.
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