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Benrinnes
15 year old
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Distillery:
Benrinnes
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Company:
Diageo
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Cask Maturation
Matured in Ex-sherry oak casks
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Strength
43% ABV
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Note
Flora & Fauna Series
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Distilled:
2005
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Bottled:
2020
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Price
50 - 60
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Speyside
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Adres
Benrinnes Distilery Aberlour Moray AB38 9NN United Kingdom
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Website:
www.malts.com
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Type:
Single Malt
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Volume:
70, 75 cl
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Age:
15 year old
Taste note
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Colour:
Bright mahogany
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Nose:
A rich nose, presenting an early impression of chocolate liqueurs - perhaps rum filled, although there is a light sherry-wood note as well. Light smokiness, and a dense floral note. 'Vintage car upholstery' describes it best. An evocative combination of old leather, oil, burnt rubber and exhaust fumes. With water, similar but fresher; polished wood, a piney note. Still a heavy nose. The vintage car leather scents persist when further reduced - at which a faint mustiness creeps in.
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Palate:
Richly sweet, full, rum-like, with a centre palate impact. In spite of the sweetness, not cloying.
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Finish:
Dries out slightly in the finish, where there is also a 'catch' which might be taken for peat-smoke. Medium length, leaving a faintly sherried aftertaste.
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Conclusion:
A rather well-balanced and delicious representation of what Benrinnes is capable of and it is further proof that sherry casks and meaty malts make for a wondrous pairing. The mouthfeel is generally oily with a touch of dryness at the end.
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- dark fruits
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- vanilla
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- smoke
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- nuts
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- wood
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- spices
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- chocolate
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- sherry
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- citrus fruits
