Using a three-stage blending method that's only seen in the absolute finest releases from Johnnie Walker, the XR 21 combines some of the most exclusive and exceptionally appointed whiskies from the Scottish icon. This limited edition bottling pays homage to the Year of the Tiger and Lunar New Year, with an illustration by Chinese artist Shan Jiang designed to impart good fortune and prosperity to all who choose to collect it. John Walker & Sons XR 21 was created to commemorate the knighthood of Alexander Walker, son of Johnnie Walker, who inherited the Walker Whisky empire from his father and exported whiskies all over the former British Empire. This superior Scotch whisky is composed of select malt and grain whiskies that have been individually aged in barrels for a minimum of 21 years, similar to the finishing technique of another world-class whisky, Royal Salute by Chivas Regal. Marketed as a travel retail exclusive, Johnny Walker XR 21 Limited Lunar New Year Blended Scotch offers a nose thick with richly aged oak, wafts of smoke, and sweetly candied oranges over a palate of wet peat, tobacco, chocolate, and honey. …