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BenRiach Solstice 2nd Edition 17 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
May 11, 2015 (edited May 17, 2020)
Nose: Very peaty, just the way I like it. Strong with sweet, spicy peat. Sophisticated smoke, like a bonfire which has been put out in a wet soil. Spicy meat and sweet fruits mixed together nicely. Water brings out the fruits even more, oranges dominating.
Taste: Mix of fruits and earthly peat smoke. Full and juicy sweet, yet robust with rough, salty peat and warming with spices. Nicely oily. Addition of water makes it more fruitier.
Finish: Long lasting roasted dryness. Coal, peat and spices. Water makes the finish much smoother but then again, it loses some character.
Balance: Excellent dram and I do like the finish, even though I usually don't stand too much dryness. This whisky has a nice roasted dry note, which makes it perfect.
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