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The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml

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$349.98
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Product Description

In the making of The Bakvenie PortWood, our Malt Master carefully selects rare reserves of Balvenie and transfers them to port casks for a further few months of maturation. The first period of maturation over more than two decades mellows the spirit and builds character. The second cask ageing is at the heart of The Balvenie PortWood and produces a single malt of remarkable complexity. Sampled regularyly by David Swterart, The Balvenie Malt Master, to ensure that just the right amount of character is imparted by the port casks. Finished in PortWood Port casks, the traditional crafts of malt whisky making still flourish at The Balvenie Distillery. The Balvenie Distillery has been owned and managed by the same independent family company for five generations. Nowhere else will you find a distillery that still grows its own barley, still malts in its own traditional floor maltings and still employs a team of coopers to tend all the casks and a coppersmith to maintain the stills. The fifth rare craft is that of Malt Master, David Stewart. Over fifty years of experience enablbes him to skillfully use different types of cask and different ages of spirit to craft The Balvenie range of single malts. Each expression has a distinctive taste, but all share a rich, honeyed character. Warehouse 24 is The Balvenie's community for whisky enthusiasts who want ti delve a little deeper into the world of the handcrafted single malts. Tasting Notes: A perfume of ripe raisin notes and fruit skins is backed by a dryness with hints of almonds and walnuts. To taste it is silky with fruit, syrupy honey sweetness, leather oak tannins and notes of ginger and cinnamon. Its finish is long, gentle and nutty. Display Tubes/Boxes: Display boxes subject to availability.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume43.0%
Country of OriginScotland
RegionSpeyside
UPC083664858415

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · December 2017
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.
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Whisky Advocate · David Fleming · 2024
Raspberry tart, strawberries, pipe tobacco, candle wax, sweet baked apple, and orange on the nose. … The sweetness is pronounced but does not go overboard, staying in balance with all else.
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IWSC judges · Silver · 2020
Earthy and spicy, with touches of chilli flakes and pepper heat. Fresh, green fruit develops on the palate, gently kissed with maple syrup and vanilla. A wonderful journey of flavour.
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Beverage Testing Institute · Gold · June 2010
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Competition medals

22 medals from 3 competitions, 2007 to 2026.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 4 notes from 4 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenA hint
  • Fruityraspberry tart, strawberries, baked apple, orange, berriesClear
  • Sweetpalate is sweet, sweetness is pronounced, vanilla, baked apple sweetness, gently kissed with maple syrup and vanillaClear
  • Oak & maltbalanced by the oak, well-integrated oak, concentrated vanilla-oak profile, walnut, hints of almonds and walnutsClear
  • SmokeA hint
  • Spicesavory spice, lots of spice, sings with sherry and spice, earthy and spicy, chilli flakes and pepper heatClear

Flavor map

The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old against other Scotch whiskies we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →The BalveniePortWood 21 YearOldBenrinnes 2024 SpecialRelease 'GrandCrescendo' 21 Year OldMortlach 'MidnightDusk' 2024 SpecialRelease Cask StrengthGlenfarclas 25 Year Old

Closest Scotch whiskies at a similar price: Benrinnes 2024 Special Release 'Grand Crescendo' 21 Year Old ($569.96), Mortlach 'Midnight Dusk' 2024 Special Release Cask Strength ($329.96), and Glenfarclas 25 Year Old ($259.96).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
The Balvenie PortWood 21 Year Old (this bottle)7.00.0$349.98
Benrinnes 2024 Special Release 'Grand Crescendo' 21 Year Old7.00.0$569.96
Glenmorangie 'The Lasanta' 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Old Style Bottle7.00.0$69.96
Glenmorangie Grand Vintage7.00.0$999.96
Mortlach 'Midnight Dusk' 2024 Special Release Cask Strength7.00.0$329.96
The GlenAllachie 15 Year Old7.00.0$134.98
Roseisle 2024 Special Release 'Origami Kite II' 12 Year Old6.80.0$169.96
Glenmorangie 'The Quinta Ruban' 14 Year Old6.40.5$69.98
The Macallan Double Cask 12 Year Old6.10.0$109.96
Glenfiddich Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish 12 Year Old6.00.0$59.98
The Glendronach Ode To The Valley Sherry & Port Casks6.00.0$89.98
Tomintoul Small Batch Caribbean Rum Cask Finish6.00.0$69.98
The BenRiach 'The Twelve' 12 Year Old6.30.8$69.98
Glenfarclas 25 Year Old6.30.9$259.96
Mortlach Game of Thrones 'Six Kingdoms' 15 Year Old6.00.7$199.96
Mortlach Rare Old5.90.6$499.96
Glenmorangie 18 Year Old Extremely Rare6.31.2$189.97
Glen Moray Elgin Heritage 18 Year Old6.71.4$119.98
Glenmorangie 'Signet'6.41.3$349.98
Port Dundas 18 Year Old5.50.0$499.96
Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair5.81.0$54.98
Oban 2023 Special Release 'The Soul of Calypso' 11 Year Old5.60.7$199.96
The Dalmore 14 Year Old5.40.0$119.98
The Dalmore 18 Year Old6.91.6$329.98
Copper Dog6.01.3$34.97
Glendronach Original 12 Year Old6.01.3$74.98

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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