59,8°
Distillery : The BenRiach - Speyside
Port Pipe
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Among the half-dozen bottlings released in 2021 in the Cask Edition series (also known as Single Cask Bottling), no fewer than 4 have been aged in a single Port Pipe cask. With the same age, the same year of distillation, the same maturation and almost the same alcohol content, it would be a good idea to compare the four. This one was produced in 766 bottles.
Let's Taste It :
Amarena and morello cherries, damsons, iodised charcoal. Quite deep. The peat mingles very nicely with all this. A very oily, earthy peat. Roots, tubers. Steamed potatoes. Bewitching smoke. Prunes, cereals, dried fruits. On the palate, blackberries, gooseberries, then spices, pepper, cumin. Woody, noble wood in humid weather. Muscat grapes, blueberries. Quite long finish, powerful without being explosive. Liquorice, lignite, cherry tree. Black tea.
In Short,
The port casks go very well with the smoke. There's fruit, well-developed oak and a smoky, peaty depth. The whole is a success, without blowing me away. The price is a little borderline, but why not trying? Just for a comparison with the Laphroaig Brodir.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
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