The Balvenie / 21 Years Old, PortWood

The Balvenie

21 Years Old, PortWood

ABV 47.6%
REVIEWED Issue 8

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Specifications

Brand: The Balvenie
Expression: 21 Years Old, PortWood
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 21 years old
ABV: 47.6%
Country/Region: Scotland / Speyside
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Awards

Recommended
Issue 8

Tasting notes

Taster Doug McIvor

Nose: Intensely perfumed, ladies powder pack, passion fruit and toffee banana, and walnuts.
Palate: Creamy, soothing, nutty, with a warm augmenting portwine influence.
Finish: Smooth, cedary with a warming spice.
Comment: An extremely graceful and charmingly feminine dram.

9.0

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Perfumey. Passion fruit. Nutty. Marzipan.
Palate: Rich. Complex. Honeyed, creamy, winey, aniseed, almonds.
Finish: Long, cedary, dryish. A wonderful digestif.
Comment: The full, honeyed, richness of the malt combines beautifully with what seems to be a generous kiss of port.

9.0

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Balvenie Distillery, Dufftown, Moray, Speyside, Scotland

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