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Benriach The Smoky Twelve

Single Malt

Benriach // Speyside, Scotland

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  • 186 Reviews

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3.89
3.89 out of 5 stars
( Total review count: 186 )

Benriach The Smoky Twelve is a peated single malt made with both peated (using Highland peat) and unpeated spirit. Three casks were used for maturation--bourbon, sherry, and Marsala wine casks--and they aged for at least 12 years before the casks were married.

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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 Twelve is a peated single malt made with both peated (using Highland peat) and unpeated spirit. Three casks were used for maturation--bourbon, sherry, and Marsala wine casks--and they aged for at least 12 years before the casks were 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.

    • age
      12 Year
    • Cost
    • abv
      46.0
  • Single Malt
    Distilled 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.
  • Cask Type
    ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, ex-Marsala wine
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Tasting Notes

"The smoke on Benriach's Smoky 12 comes through on the finish with a meaty, barbecue quality. Peat and vanilla come up on the nose, and the whisky is rich with notes of sherry, leather, and pepper jam. The smoke isn't overpowering, but it lingers pleasantly with the heavy finish."
Added by Jacob Grier
Score 87
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Rich & Oily

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