This comes to us from BenRiach. This 10 year old bottling was aged all 10 years in a Sauternes Barrrique. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered.
ABV: 58.7%
Nose: Heavy Baking Spices, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark chocolate, fig jam,
Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Fig jam, allspice, grapes, nutmeg, cinnamon, maltiness
Finish: Medium length finish. Warm, Fig Jam, heavy baking spices, raisin, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice.
Rating: 6/10
Overall while good, this doesn’t rise to great for me. It is all cask influence with very little spirit influence to balance it out. This would go great on a nice cold night when you just wanted to kick back with a fruit heavy and spicy dessert dram. It’s a touch on the sweet side for me, but I can see why some people would love it.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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