Balvenie 21 Year Old The Second Red Rose Story No.5 Bottled 2020Speyside Single Malt Scotch WhiskyDistillery bottling 70cl 48. 1% Released in autumn 2021, Balvenie 21 year old Second Red Rose Speyside single malt whisky was one of the whisky events of the season. The original Balvenie Red Rose was a shortlived series of cask strength port finished 1991 Balvenie 16 year olds that appeared in 2008 9 and were only available in the distillery's gift shop. Their rarity ensured a lasting collectability and soaring

The nutty fruity flavour of the Rivesaltes cask offsets the meaty and peaty style of Bruichladdich beautifully

resinous and sinew sherried style of Islay whisky

refill casks plus good age makes for wonderful

Distillery Glen Scotia

For anyone seeking big sherry and long aged Speyside perfection then this 1954 Strathisla from G&M should be the height of decadence

Colour: Rich gold

7% Port Charlotte PC12 is a heavily peated cask strength single malt produced at the Bruichladdich distillery and pays homage to a long lost distillery in Port Charlotte which closed in 1929

orange and cinnamon flavours complemented by a touch of charred oak

ripe banana and lime flavours are complemented by underlying roasted oak

bursting at the seems with lush aromatic intensity

this is an excellent example of the flavoursome nature of the make

These date from before the 2010 packaging revamp