Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood

Tasting Notes by The Whisky Exchange

• Nose

  Big and fruity up front, with ripe raisins, touches of peach and a background of nuts.

• Palate

  Creamy texture with the classic honey and spices complemented by dried fruit and grapes.

• Finish

  Long, with nuts and hints of cocoa.

Tasting Notes by Dr Whisky

• Fruity and creamy, like orange creamsicles. Raisin sweetness and brazil nut dryness. A distinct mustiness in the background verifies the age.

  Honeyed and creamy with a big, rich flavour impact; but somehow gentle, like a pillowfight or Jello wrestling. Spicy, too, pepper and a bit of chinese 5-spice or something. Deep and complex. Long creamy finish with nutty oakiness and, i dunno... hard to explain; not a flavour but a feeling...very exciting, like gently touching the inside lip of someone you love (or lust) with your tongue. Warming and sensual. Each sip an experience that is happily repeated.

These tasting notes are taken from drwhisky.blogspot.com

Producer's Tasting Notes

• Nose

  A perfume of fruity and ripe raisin notes, backed by a nutty dryness.

• Palate

  A malt of refinement and remarkable character, it is creamy and silky with fruit, honey and spice notes, and has a long and gentle nutty finish.

David Stewart – The Balvenie Malt Master.