Tastes

On the nose spicy citrus peel, lemon slice with a very slight hint of vanilla in my opinion. On the palate the vanilla intensifies with a lot of honeyed fruitiness, the citrus becomes sweet, the spiciness disappears. Medium finish with moderate vanilla, sweet oranges, eucalyptus candies with sugar.

Aroma of fruit, sweet nectarine, yellow fruit jam, gentle sherry. Taste of loose tea, chamomile, light grass, dried hay, hay bales, delicate sherry berries. The finish is light, warming, but again without a distinctive and explosive taste - just a slightly dried grass and sugary fruit jam.

Strong cranberry aroma from the beginning, light earthy aroma, grassy, ​​melted butter slice and a slight hint of cornmeal. Taste of vanilla, unsalted butter, cornmeal. In Bulgaria - kachamak. The finish is medium long in an oily sphere, with a light hint of earthy feeling, but not smoky. Not exactly my type of whisky.

History of the bottle: It was matured first in American barrels, then finished in dark rum casks from Jamaica. Non-chill filtered, with its natural colour, bottled at 46 ABV - typical for the Benriach. Tasting notes: Nose of delightful fruit cake with sliced ​​almonds. Sweet mix of berries with lots of honey and caramel. Huge influence of the rum barrel, which in combination with the bourbon barrels, leads to a very sweet sensation. The taste is very spicy and sweet, with a light pepper melange, followed by overripe fruits - plums, quinces, etc. The malt stays well-balanced. The finish is medium, with a sensation of buttery nuts - Brazil nuts and sliced ​​almonds. Would give it another chance if I see it somewhere again.

Tasted one of the 11,124 bottles. Non-chill filtered, natural color, 55.9% alcohol content. Distilled and placed in Oloroso butts on June 8, 2004. Aged 17 years. Bottled in July 2021. Color: Yellow gold. The color didn't suggest intensity, it wasn't a typical Oloroso. Aroma: Caramel, followed by almond, blackcurrant and slightly spicy. Adding water reveals much more aromatic fruit and a very strong coastal influence. Taste: Strongly sherry influenced, also with tropical fruits, walnut, toffee (toffee), balanced with oak. Finish: Unusually dry, but still long and warming to feel it, nutty with a touch of ginger. For me personally this is one of the best whiskies I tasted this year.

For me, this whisky is somehow underrated. Starting on the nose with sweet vanilla, but you could also look for seacoast fire - touches of salt and smoke. What may surprise you is that it develops very well as you leave it to breath - it becomes very light but even more fruity with fresh green apple zest. On the palate it is really light, sweet with vanilla, some honey but also with oaky wood spices. What disappointed is the short finish. Unfortunately, all good flavours disappear really quick. For distiller rating it is something like 3,8/5. But out of 100, it is around 83. 🥃

Cherry influence with dried red fruits hit the nose at first. Easily could be felt also caramel and charred oak - obviously a mix of cherry and bourbon barrels. Also, at the back, seacoast could be felt - fresh green apples with salty feeling. On the palate - a strong feeling of baking spices, cinnamon, with dried (here black) dried berries. The finish is short to medium with brown sugar, dried berries and a good fine oak. A good, reasonable blended malt of good, although not very old, but good malts.

Such a sweet, sweet whiskey. Obviously, the double mellowing works really well, because I am not a fan of the old 7, but I like this one. The nose is like your homemade mommy desert, but with much, much brown sugar, baking spices, banana and a touch of coconut. On the palate it repeats the nose, although you can now feel the baking spices more with a little peppery finish. The brown sugar remains strong though. Perfect for deserts and meat with sweet, mustard marinate.

Strong peppery notes come first. Think of something like mixed pepper - black, red and white. Strong sea salt notes could be easily felt also. Hints of peat smoke also with blackberry and just a touch vanilla. Almost the same on the palate with just one difference - the peaty, smoky flavors are stronger here and the spirit is harsh, although decent for its value. Clydesdale is Lowland distillery, but this is not so easy to drink whisky.

Firstly, I would like to point out that I rate it 3,75/5 objectively, although it is at least 4,5/5 in price to quality ratio! Obviously, I like Caribbean rum cask finished whisky/whiskey in general. Yes - it is not as classy and rich as the Balvenie 14yo, but it has similar notes both on the nose and the palate - honey, sweet banana, sweet orange citrus fruits like tangarine, vanilla, soft spices to make all better. Really soft, pleasant Irish dram. One of the best recent releases in this price segment. 43 ABV and triple distilled to help all the good qualities get better. A must-have for the mass customer.