The Balvenie 21yr Single Barrel Scotch Whisky

The Balvenie 21yr Single Barrel Scotch Whisky - 1999

Item # 43596 750mL

While cask exploration has been one of the hallmarks of Scotch Whisky for more than a decade now, well made whisky aged simply in refill American Oak Casks remains a difficult thing to beat, particularly for older whiskies. This limited release was created from spirit distilled in 1999 and this single cask was filled on March 26th of that year. After maturing for 21yrs it was bottled on July 21st 2020 at 47.8% abv. from single cask #5368. Nothing fancy here folks, just extremely good, old Scotch Whisky, Very limited availability.

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Scotch

As a synonym for Scottish, some people object to the term “Scotch” – but as far as their whisky goes, the Scottish people are required by law to classify the spirit as “Scotch whisky.”

Scotland

History:Distillation was brought to Scotland from Ireland by missionary monks in the 6th century. In 1644, the first taxes were imposed on Scottish distillers by England, with the result that most of the nation’s whisky was soon distilled illicitly. With the Parliament’s passing of the “Excise Act” in 1824, licensing fees for distilleries were much cheaper. Distilleries started to take out licenses, and since then, the distillation industry in Scotland has been continuously expanding....

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