Balvenie 21 Year Old The Second Red Rose Stories Scotch Whisky 700ml 48.1%

Balvenie 21 Year Old The Second Red Rose Balvenie was built by William Grant in 1892 and remains part of his family's company to this day. In the early part of its history, its purpose was primarily for the provision of malt for Grant's blends, however following the global success of Glenfiddich, the Balvenie single malt brand was launched in 1973. It remained a rarity though, and it was not until the opening of Kininvie in 1990, and later Ailsa Bay in Girvan, that the distillery was given the freedom to focus on its single malt. Today it is one of the best recognised brands in the world. In 1993 they launched the 12 year old "DoubleWood," an expression credited with pioneering the use of cask-finishing, and this has become a key motif for the distillery's output in recent times. A 21-year-old single malt from the Balvenie Stories range, inspired by the legend of Margaret Douglas, widow of the Eighth Earl of Douglas, who lived at Balvenie Castle and paid rent to King James II every year in the form of a single red rose. Finished in Australian Shiraz casks, Second Red Rose offers aromas of ripe fruits, earthy tobacco, fresh mango and oak spice on the nose, complemented by notes of blackberry, peach, cracked black pepper and oak throughout the palate.