Background: This is a single cask bottling of Benriach. Distilled in the year 2000, bottled on July 13th of 2012. This was bottled at cask strength with no additives and was non-chill filtered.
ABV: 58.1%
Nose: Rich Dark fruits, plums, honeycomb, apples, tartness.
Palate: Thick, oily. Dark Fruits, plums, tart berries, burnt sugar and oak. A nice balanced sweetness. Screams dessert fram for sure.
Finish: Medium length. Sherry influence of plums and sweetness, vanilla frosting, hint of Sulphur and tartness on the end to help balance it out.
This is overall very enjoyable to drink and well balanced in its flavors. Scratches all the itches it needs to.
Rating: 6.5/10
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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