Benriach The Twenty One 21 YO (48%, 70cl)

DESCRIPTION

Fantastic Speyside single malt from the Benriach Distillery, matured for 21 years in a rather intriguing combination of four casks – bourbon barrels, sherry casks, virgin oak casks, and Bordeaux red wine casks, to be specific.

During long maturation Benriach’s sweet Speyside smoke mellows and integrates with the fruit, malt and oak. After twenty one years, rich layering develops into an elegant honey smoke, enriched through multi-layered cask maturation. The whisky from each cask type, imbued with particular flavour characteristics, is then expertly married together to create a rich and elegant single malt, layered with lush orchard fruit and toasted pine wood with a honey smoke finish. All in perfect balance.

AWARDS

• [DOUBLE GOLD] 20 Yrs + - 2022

TASTING NOTES

• Appearance: Honey Gold 
• Nose: Berry fruit, old oak furniture, orchard apples, wild honey, toasty peat, sherried peels, pecans
• Palate: Candied grape, rich cocoa, smoked pine nut, raisins, sultanas, nutty brown bread, smoky cedar with subtle sweetness to it, dark chocolate lingering later on
• Finish: Peppercorn and clove, topped with dried cherry and almond