59,5°
Distillery : The BenRiach - Speyside
Rum Barrel
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2018
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Among the no fewer than 17 expressions on offer in Batch 15 of the Single Cask Bottlings, this one is aged in a single rum cask, and has produced 151 bottles. To my knowledge, this is the first time a rum cask has been used in the Single Cask Bottlings (and also the last), but this type of maturation has often been used by BenRiach in the Wood Finish Series, a limited edition range that was produced between 2006 and 2017.
Let's Taste It :
Spring peat, floral, with young wood, and of course the influence of rum barrels, cane sugar, vanilla, bamboo. Fresh iodine, damp earth, a few barely dug-up vegetables. Liquid honey, fresh milk. On the palate, like a vanilla custard at first, whipped cream, then the spices come out, quite strong, pepper, cumin. Juniper, violets. The finish is long and powerful, but a little harsh, woody, coaly, slightly citrusy, lemon and grapefruit. Crushed hazelnuts.
In Short,
There was something wrong with the sample, which clearly smelt of petrol. But by airing it out and cutting it with water, I was able to rediscover the qualities of the beverage, which gradually overcame the unpleasant smell. I wasn't expecting much, as rum casks aren't my favourite, I have to admit that it was worse than expected. Still, the finish is very good, if a little aggressive, and the rum brings a certain freshness that goes well with the distillery's woodland profile.
Score : 86
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Agnes Obel - The Curse
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