The Balvenie 21 Port Wood
Well, perhaps I've drunk this one a bit quickly, but it's so deliciously smooth that it's just so, well, hard to resist.
The nose? Perhaps caramel, perhaps marzipan.
The taste is fruity, without malice or anything too exciting. yet smooth: leaning against the bar, glass in hand and just looking smooth. Perhaps slightly rugged, almost Benedict Cummerbach in Sherlock's coat. Almost sophisticated, but perhaps lacking that edge, that underlying hint that that there might be something more to it. And fruity. Did I mention fruity?
The finish is strangely dry for something so smooth, but it's perhaps a defining moment as it add what might best be considered a balance. Not necessarily a hint of smoke, but perhaps just the slightest curl of fog around the long coat as it's sucked into the darkness. Long and lasting, a memory that's made by the final kiss.
Overall? 'Smooth' is the word that springs to mind first, perhaps followed by 'balanced'. Really nicely put together, in a Blake Lively sort of way: yet, wouldn't you prefer a night with Lindsay Lohan? That's the question and perhaps the answer is that this Balvenie is quite lovely, but it doesn't quite hit the heights of adventurousness.
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