Balvenie 21 Year Old PortWood Single Malt Scotch Whisky
(750 ml) - [IWSC 98] [WE 94] [WA 93]

Notes from the Maker:
To create The Balvenie PortWood 21 year old single malt whisky, a marriage of rare Balvenie is transferred to port casks, or pipes, which have held fine port wines.

Here it is sampled regularly by The Balvenie Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE to ensure that just the right amount of character is imparted by the port casks, enhancing and developing the single malt whilst preserving its original characteristics.

Considered by many to be David’s finest creation, this whisky is one of his proudest achievements and has won an array of highly coveted industry awards since its release in 1996.

86 Proof

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: A perfume of fruity and ripe raisin notes, backed by a nutty dryness
• Taste: Refined with remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes.
• Finish: Long, gentle, nutty.

Awards/Reviews:

98 Pts - Intl Wine & Spirits Competition 2023

"Deliciously fruity and expressive on the nose with crisp and vibrant green apple. The palate indicates excellent ageing leading to a creamy mouthfeel with vanilla sweetness: like stewed apples and vanilla cream."

Gold - Intl Spirits Challenge 2023, 2021

94 Points - Wine Enthusiast

"The aroma suggests baked apple, while the palate has a chewy, concentrated vanilla-oak profile, leading to walnut, leather and espresso. The rounded finish sings with sherry and spice. Adding water coaxes out baked apple sweetness and dials back the oak."

93 Points - Whisky Advocate

"Raspberry tart, strawberries, pipe tobacco, candle wax, sweet baked apple, and orange on the nose. The palate is sweet but balanced by the oak, with more berries, savory spice, and chocolate. It’s very flavorful and completed by a long finish of red berries, well-integrated oak, and lots of spice. The sweetness is pronounced but does not go overboard, staying in balance with all else."

Double Gold - SF World Spirits Competition 2021