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Benriach The Smoky Ten
Single Malt
Benriach // Speyside, Scotland
Benriach The Smoky Ten is a peated single malt made with both unpeated and peated spirit, the latter smoked with Highland peat. It is aged in bourbon, Jamaican rum, and toasted virgin oak casks for at least 10 years and then married.
Bottled with natural color at 46% ABV. This is one of four new core expressions crafted by master blender Rachel Barrie which launched in October 2020.
Benriach The Smoky Ten is a peated single malt made with both unpeated and peated spirit, the latter smoked with Highland peat. It is aged in bourbon, Jamaican rum, and toasted virgin oak casks for at least 10 years and then married. Bottled with natural color at 46% ABV. This is one of four new core expressions crafted by master blender Rachel Barrie which launched in October 2020.
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age10 Year
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Cost
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abv46.0
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Single MaltDistilled in pot stills from 100% malted barley, produced at one distillery, aged in barrels; if Scotch or Irish, must be aged for at least three years.
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Cask Typeex-bourbon, ex-Jamaican rum, toasted virgin oak
Tasting Notes
"This is a very unusual blend of barrels, especially the Jamaican rum cask, but they work very well with this smoky Scotch whisky. It's intermediately peaty, with a salty smoke that complements notes of apricot, candied orange peel, and a hint of butterscotch on the finish."
Added by
Jacob Grier
Score
88