Balvenie 21 Port Wood

Wine Enthusiast 94 points – A port cask finish gives this Scotch a copper penny hue. 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..Kara Newman, December/2017Ultimate Beverage Challenge 93 points – Intense and complex with scents of roasted nuts, dried red fruits, toffee, marzipan, and caramel with hints of cedar and clove filling the nose. Creamy and lush on the palate with a warming Port influence. Graceful whilst bold and generous..March/2012Whisky Advocate 91 points – This is the ultimate PortWood expression from Balvenie and has been finished in 30 year old port pipes. A more vibrant and textured Travel Retail variant is non-chill filtered and bottled at 47.6%. Soft, red grape notes, vanilla, and milk chocolate on the nutty nose. Very discreet smoke. Rich plum flavors in the mouth, dark berries covered in cream, and spicy honey. The finish is long and elegantly drying.Reviewed by: Gavin Smith (Spring 2017).March/2017 | 43% alcohol | NOSEA perfume of fruity and ripe raisin notes, backed by a nutty drynessTASTERefined with remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes.FINISHLong, gentle, nutty.