46°
Distillery : The BenRiach - Speyside
Bourbon Barrels, Sherry and Marsala Wine Casks
Original Bottling
Core Range
Single Malt
Launched in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 20 ppm
Launched at the same time as Smoky Ten, this twelve-year-old has also undergone a full triple maturation, and is also the result of a blend of peated and unpeated whisky. It is the creation of Master Blender Rachel Barrie, who was recruited by the Brown-Foreman group in 2017, which had recently acquired the distillery.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is not very peaty, country-like above all, with earth, hay and hints of stables. The Marsala gives lovely gooseberry notes, and the Sherry adds body and thickness, with leather, dried fruits, quince and apricot. The palate is very tasty, a very successful blend of blueberries and peat, with the addition of candied damsons and a few spices, paprika, nutmeg and saffron. The finish is also a success without being too flashy, on charcoal and earth, chocolate with grains of puffed rice. Cola.
In Short,
As far as I'm concerned, it's an excellent success, going much further than the Smoky Ten, more solid, more structured and fruitier. The price is still affordable, and I think we've got a future classic, a must-have for all lovers of countryside peat.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Popa Chubby - Nobody Loves Me Like I Love Myself
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