Benriach The Original Ten

Apple and fruit -flowers in nose, clear color , vanilla sweet taste.little pepper, nutty taste and long retrotaste. Nuts in retro taste persist.

An elegant, Single Malt Scotch by master blender Dr. Rachel Barrie for Benriach Distillery in Speyside, Scotland that is 3 casks matured for at least 10 years in bourbon barrels, sherry casks & virgin oak then bottled at 43% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of nectarine, honeydew melon, cedar, vanilla sponge with cream & jam; while a rich & complex life adds notes of croissants dipped in milky coffee, cinnamon rolls, creamy orchard fruits & earthy peat; that led to a balanced death of medium length with notes of toasted oak, nutty malt, vanilla bean, apricot & peat smoke. January 2023

Nose: Ripe Pears, Malt, Honey, Sugar Cookie, Nutmeg, Vanilla, Light Oak, light pineapple. Palate: Honey Suckle, Malt, Vanilla, Stewed Apples, White Pepper, Oak Tannins, Sweet Nuttiness, Mildly Astringent Finish. A lovely Speyside malt that embodies the sweet fruitiness you would expect of the region but also leans into the particularly malty characteristic of the distillit. It starts off with a strong sweetness comprised of Honey, White Fruits, and Malt, which transitions into the mid palate which is full of pepper and a mildy nutty sweetness. The whisky concludes with a hint of sweet nuts and honey. An excellent whisky for anyone at any point in their whisky journey. Being bottled at 43% abv and most likely chill filtered it still has legs to stand on and is surprisingly complex.