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Balvenie 21 Year Old PortWood Finish

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Scotch whisky · Scotland · 40% ABV · 700 ml

$484.25 USD

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About this bottle

A scotch whisky from Scotland, Balvenie 21 Year Old PortWood Finish is part of the Spirit Hives whiskey selection. It is bottled at 40% ABV, carrying a 21-year age statement, in a 700 ml bottle. Producer tasting notes — on the nose: Elegant. White peach and a faint puff of smoke; on the palate: A gentle, subtle palate with loads of complexity. It offers up a mix of cranberries and cooked raspberries, a little white grape juice and barley; finish: Cocoa, slightly bitter as it tails away gracefully.

Tasting notes

Nose
Elegant. White peach and a faint puff of smoke.
Palate
A gentle, subtle palate with loads of complexity. It offers up a mix of cranberries and cooked raspberries, a little white grape juice and barley.
Finish
Cocoa, slightly bitter as it tails away gracefully.

Product facts

Producer / brandBalvenie (derived from the product title)
StyleScotch whisky
CategoryWhiskey › Scotch whisky
CountryScotland
Alcohol40% ABV (80 proof)
Bottle size700 ml
Age statement21 years
PackSingle bottle
CollectionsAged 12 years and overAged 18 years and over$250 and up
Product IDsh-ca-7693310951562
GTIN / MPNNot supplied by the producer record

Serving & pairing

Serve neat with a few drops of water to open the aromas. Lighter styles suit smoked salmon and shortbread; peated styles suit blue cheese and oysters.

Single malt or blended Scotch?

Single malt means one distillery, 100% malted barley, pot stills. Blended Scotch mixes malt whisky from several distilleries with lighter grain whisky, aiming for consistency and approachability. Blended malt (no grain whisky) sits between the two. Neither is inherently better; single malts show one distillery’s character while good blends show balance.

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