54,1°
Distillery : The Benriach - Speyside
Rum Barrel
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Among the ten or so expressions released this year in the Cask Edition range, La Maison du Whisky has selected this one to be sold exclusively within its walls as part of the Collection New Vibrations. Only 196 bottles come from this single cask of rum which was the matrix of it. You never know for sure with Benriach, but it is announced as being unpeated.
Let's Taste It :
Light, evanescent nose, beautiful earth ready to be ploughed, cherries, figs, chestnuts, forest undergrowth with a few mushrooms. Then, a certain exotic freshness, hints of camphor and iodine. Intense but fairly silky on the palate, with candied pineapple, papaya and lemon, brown sugar, mirabelle plums and rather strong spices, nutmeg, cumin and black pepper. Very long finish, on white chocolate, a few tannic and bitter notes, ginger. As explosive as it gets.
In Short,
A rum cask is bound to arouse suspicion. But here it's quite successful, the exotic fragrances don't hide too much of the distillery's profile, and are neither sour nor too sweet. This will appeal to fans of this type of profile. Personally, I find that Benriach's character doesn't go very well with rum. But my point of view is probably biased by the fact that I'm not a fan of ageing in rum casks. As for the price, I don't like it either. It's way above the usual market prices in any case.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Zacharie Defaut - Mama
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