58,3°
Distillery : The BenRiach - Speyside
Oloroso Sherry Butt
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2018
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Still among the 17 expressions in Batch 15 of the Single Cask Bottlings released in 2018, this one was aged for 10 years in a single Oloroso cask, and 628 bottles were sold. I mention the cask number because two other casks were distilled in the same year and aged in Oloroso, but they were bottled in 2017 for the first, and in 2019 for the second.
Let's Taste It :
Right away, the full breadth of Oloroso. Wet leather, young tree bark, a hint of iodine, pine honey, dried lavender, cashew nuts, hazelnuts. Cereals, sun-dried wheat, barley, a few stalks of hay. With the addition of water, it becomes a little sweeter, with hints of cake and warm chestnuts. Very woody on the palate, with lingering notes of dried fruits, walnuts and apricots. Spices, cumin, nutmeg, pepper. Black radish. Truffles in the earth, mahogany, cinnamon. Bitter wood. Very long finish, green tea, roots. Chocolate, tobacco, dry biscuit.
In Short,
Once again, the Oloroso gives the product depth without distorting it, which is sometimes the case with Pedro Ximénez. There's something very earthy and farmy about it, while at the same time being sweet and fruity. It's quite a success and I'd recommend buying it if you can find a bottle.
Score : 89
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