Balvenie Portwood 21 Year

At first a little underwhelming. With time in the glass it grew on me. Nose is light, refined and subtle with red fruits, red berries, butterscotch, butter cookies, raisins, baking spices, oak notes. Same notes follow on the palate, which is a bit grungy, and medium length finish. Forget what @Stephanie_Moreno says about sharing, I’m going to drink this all myself!

This is a tasty dram. However……The port finish covers up a bit much of the 21 year old distillate. A little water helps to bring out the older character but still, the port finish dominates the experience.