{"product_id":"the-balvenie-the-second-red-rose","title":"The Balvenie The Second Red Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-balvenie\"\u003eThe Balvenie\u003c\/a\u003e dropped The First Red Rose, which was not only an amazing whisky encapsulating the Red Rose story but also a hit with collectors, with bottles now fetching upwards of $4,500 at auctions. It was a liquid of such intriguing colour and taste that it would become the talk of Dufftown for many years to come. It’s story, and the one of its successor, The Second Red Rose, began many centuries ago in a castle high on a Speyside Hill…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Douglas, a widow, lived in Balvenie Castle for many years. Her rent payable to King James took the form of one exquisite red rose. This red rose, so the story goes, had a magenta hue, and was considered not only to be extremely beautiful, but very valuable too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies later, with the Balvenie distillery on the edge of the land from the Balvenie Castle, the tale of the rare red flower lives on. Says Malt Master David Stewart: “The aim was to create a deeply vibrant whisky, to evoke the flower in question. That’s where it all began. It all came together beautifully, the significance of the rose, the colour, wanting the story to come to life”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile The First Red Rose used Port pipe casks to create that red tinge in the whisky, in a history-making first for the distillery The Second Red Rose is finished in Red Wine casks. But not just any old casks; in an unprecedented move, they’ve used Australian Shiraz casks, giving a distinctive blush to the 21 Year Old whisky, and a sweetly vibrant, rounded depth of flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nose is gentle but really blossoms, opening to reveal intense ripe fruits, fresh mango and subtle oak. The palate gives an initial burst of blackberry and ripe peach sweetness amongst gentle woody spice, before the decadently long lingering finish takes over with summer fruits and soft indulgent oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's liquid luxury in a glass and epitomises why Balvenie has become one of the highest awarded and sought-after single malts on the planet; one to “go straight to the pool room” to be saved for a special moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrders for The Balvenie The Second Red Rose have now closed. \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSign Up free\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e now to get your hands on our upcoming releases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Balvenie Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489951666255,"sku":"WC0227","price":525.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/balveniesecondredrose_pdp_main.png?v=1787701228","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/the-balvenie-the-second-red-rose","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}