Benrinnes 21 yo Special Release 2024 Grand Crescendo

 

 

 

55,4°

Distillery : Benrinnes - Speyside

2d Fill and 3d Fill Bourbon Casks, Rejuvenated ans Retoasted Ex-Wine Finish 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

 

 

 

This Benrinnes is the oldest bottling in the Diageo Special Releases 2024 series, this is a 21-year-old finished for 6 years in regenerated and retoasted American and European oak wine casks. The days of 26-year-old Lagavulins in the Diageo Special Releases are not so far away, but they won't be this year.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Slightly waxy nose, beeswax, but above all floral, lilac, daisy, and fruity, plump orchard fruits, very ripe pears, yellow and white peaches, green apples, plums ready to burst. But also some red fruit, strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants. On the palate, it's rather syrupy, cherry, blueberry, and vinous, with bark, forest berries. Rather discreet and subtle spices. The finish is relatively light but very long, well done, mint leaves, lemon and crushed cereals, balsamic vinegar.

 

In Short, 

It's very good, floral and very fruity, which will appeal to fans of the genre. The wine casks give a profile to this edition, without altering the distillery's character too much. What I don't like at all, however, is the price, which seems to me to be very exaggerated.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                           Julie Huard - Die with a Smile