The Balvenie Portwood 21 Years Old (700 ml)

THE BALVENIE PORTWOOD
AGED 21 YEARS

The Balvenie distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Scotland owned by William Grant & Sons.

In early 1892 work began to convert an 18th-century mansion (Balvenie New House) into a distillery.^[2] The building took fifteen months to complete and on 1 May 1893, the first distillation took place at the Balvenie Distillery.

In 2007, The Balvenie's Global Brand Ambassador, David Mair presented an online documentary series about the making of malt whisky, shot in and around the Balvenie Distillery.

To create The Balvenie PortWood Aged 21 Years, 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 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. In duty free The Balvenie PortWood Aged 21 Years is non chill-filtered and bottled at a higher strength of 47.6% abv.

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

2008 International Wine & Spirit Competition

• The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old - Gold

2009 International Spirits Challenge

• The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old - Gold

2009 International Wine & Spirit Competition

• The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old - Best in Class

2008 Scotch Whisky Masters

• The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old - Gold