Estd 1892. Distilled at The Balvenie distillery Banaffshire Scotland. Finished in Portwood port casks. Aged 21 years. In the making od the belvenie 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 Port Wood and produces a single malt of remarcable complexity. Sampled regulaly by david stewart, the balvenie malt master, to ensure that just the right amount of character is imparted by the port casks. The traditional crafts of malt whiskey making still flourish at The Balvenie Distillery. 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 tha casks and a coopersmith to maintain the stills. The fifth rare craft is that of Malt Master, David Stewart. Over fifty yesrs of experience enables him to skilfully 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 whiskey enthusiasts who want to delve a little deeper into the world of the handcrafted single malt. Handcrafted to be enjoyed responsibly. Hammer & Driver: The Hammer & Driver are used to tighten the hoops onto our casks. The cooper who use them play an essential role in ensuring the quality of all of our casks, including our port pipes. Tasting Notes: A perfume of ripe raisin notes and fruit skins is backed by a dryness with hints of almond and walnut. 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. www.thebalvenie/warehouse24. 43% alc./vol. 86