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Benrinnes 10 Year Old (North Star X Good Spirits Co. 10th Birthday Bottling)
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
June 5, 2021 (edited June 28, 2021)
(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual 10th Birthday Whisky Tasting, 4th June 2021).
Nose: Sherry, fruit, ash, char
Palate: Leather, oak, fruit compote, berries, figs
Finish: Long intense finish. Liquorice, wood, more dark fruit and dates.
Apparently, this is actually an 11y/o, but they chose to market it as a 10y/o as part of the GSC 10th birthday celebrations.
Surprisingly little cask influence. This is an intense whisky. It still doesn’t taste it’s 60.9% - but you couldn’t accuse it being a gentle dram! Very tasty.
Came fourth out of the six drams, with 17% (8 votes) of the final vote for favourite of the night. 94% (44 votes) of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.
This was my favourite of the tasting. I liked it enough to buy a bottle after the tasting.
57.5
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@cascode Couldn’t agree more! North Star are a fantastic independent bottler, they have been responsible for some of the best whiskies I’ve had recently.
Benrinnes and North Star - can't go much wrong with either :)