A nice Benriach expression, called "Albariza" which is the special soil used for growing sherry grapes in the "Triangle of Jerez" in the south of Spain. This special white soil is perfect for grapes that will be used in fortified wines called "Jerez" which you might know as Sherry, that comes from "xerrez or serri", the arab pronunciation for Jerez. This 22yo expression is also peated, and if you say sherried peatiness to me, you have my attention. Bottled at 46%abv, tawny color. On the nose, pretty messy, lots of notes but disorder reigns. Peaty, orange caramel; stinky. Vanilla powder, Mossy; Burnt hay. A Cheap citric is present. Chocolate, there are some red fruits also present. A second sip gave me dusty sawdust; more Chocolate and Red fruits syrup. It is like a "Crunch" chocolate that has been kept on the freezer that turns solid. On the palate, it was great. Milk chocolate, Red fruits; Pretty delicious. Pepper. It is spicy, not complex but super enjoyablen and easy drinkable. Aftertaste is where the peaty profile kicked in. Sulphuric, peaty, Metallic and Peppery. It has a chocolate ghostly finish. Long spicy aftertaste. It is even salty and earthy. I really liked it. Overall, this was a very enjoyable dram; rounded, sweet, chocolaty and peaty. It is a nice spirit, beautifully matured, but it fails to have a powerful sherry profile, which the "albariza" name would suggest. Still a wonderful offering, my score for it is 92 over 100.