Aberfeldy distillery was built in 1896 by John Dewar & Sons to provide whisky for their famous blends. Although the capacity of the distillery was doubled in 1973, it was still rarely seen as a single malt, appearing only occasionally in limited releases like this while part of what is now the Diageo stable. It was only in 1999 that it was marketed under its own single malt brand, when a 12 year old was released by new distillery owners, Bacardi.

The 21 year old expression was first introduced in 2005. This small batch limited edition was one of a pair of age-staterments released to travel retail in 2018, both of which were finished in the Madeira Casks