Back to reality, with more affordable drams (That Strathisla was awesome, but… ) bearing 2 digit prices, rather than three, for us mortals. This 1997 Benriach is a very nice dram, bottled at 46%, and priced at an affordable £65, and another good example for good casks selection in the “The wood makes the whisky” campaign.
Nose : Fresh and fruity with exotic notes of Kiwi,peaches and melon, very buttery as well with vanilla frosting and oak.
Palate : Spicy oak, with hints of toasted oak, butter and shortbread, with more fruit, and quite a bit of spice too mixed with dried coconut.
Finish : Wood spice, toasted oak, white pepper.
A very nice, fruity, malty with lovely exotic touches, very drinkable, and offers a lovely sniffing experience. I would have loved to see this get bottled at 50-something % abv. would have shot up in score.
My first Benriach in the series. This 12 year old has won a few medals through the years (it’s right medals don’t say much about the whisky). It’s a no frills 12 classic speysider, without any finishes or peat or anything. the good old way . So let’s give it…
The latest peated expression from the Benriach is called Septendecim (17 in Latin), and follows the BenRiach tendency to apply Lating names to it’s peated line of malts such as the Authenticus, Curiositas and the Fumosus family. Who says good peated whiskies only comes from Islay? In the past we’ve…
So, a new Benriach 10 year old? what’s so “new” about it? well this - This release is the first one that was produced predominantly from spirit distilled under The BenRiach Distillery Company’s eleven-year ownership. The cask formula focuses on ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, while the spirit is unpeated (unlike…