BenRiach 10 Year

A good destilery but this one is not particularly conveincing.

Nose: Malted Barley, Baked Apple, Lemon Citrus, Cinnamon, Brioche, Mild Spirit Note Palate: Toasted Barley, Cardimum, Black Tea, Caramel, Green Apple, Oak Tannins, Light Butter This older bottling is quite different than the modern ten year. Leaning more towards baking spices, barley, and light barrel influence. Where the "Original Ten" leans more towards Sweet Malt, Vanilla, and Fruits. . The front palate isn't very eventful. It opens up more toward the mid palate with a burst of cardimum, black tea leaf, and subtle caramel. After sitting out for about an hour an overt note of mint comes through on the front palate.The finish is surprisingly long and consists of a mingling of Green Apple, Oak Tannins, and a light buttery note. There is also an interesting note in there I get out of some armagnac, but I can't quite describe it. Simply put, it seems very grapey. It's nice stuff, very enjoyable even at a lower abv, would recommend.

Nose- barley, green apple, vanilla cream, honey Taste- pear, green apple, oak, light tangerine Finish- nutty almond, dry, spice

Ripe apple, cooked apple mousse sweet cereal and vanilla taste