Benriach The Twenty One

Volume: 700ml / ABV: 46%

Fantastic Speyside single malt from the Benriach Distillery, matured for 21 years in a rather intriguing combination of casks – bourbon barrels, sherry casks, new oak casks, and Bordeaux red wine casks, to be specific. Oodles of fruity notes, blending brilliantly with warming oak and fragrant wafts of smoke – an exceptional whisky from Dr. Rachel Barrie and her team.

Tasting Note

Nose

Buttered hot cross buns, old oak furniture, toasty peat, sherried peels, pecans.

Palate

Raisins, sultanas, nutty brown bread, smoky cedar with subtle sweetness to it, dark chocolate lingering later on.

Finish

A slow build of peppercorn and clove on the finish, balanced by dried cherry and almond.