Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

BenRiach has classic Speyside style and Wood Finished whiskies, but the latter also come in peated versions. There is the Heredotus Fumosus (Sherry finish), the Importanticus Fumosus (Tawny Port finish) and the Arumaticus Fumosus (Dark Rum finish). I tried the 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus, that matured on American ex-bourbon casks before getting...

Score 87/100

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

Color : Gold. (no color was added, no caramel) Nose: Are we in Speyside or in Islay !? Had you given me the nose sans telling me it’s BenRiach, i would opt for the latter. What a nose! Loads of peat, sweet peat. Who said sherry and peat don’t mix well (hint : Jim Murray. – so what!). this is a wonderful nose my friends. I just love it. peat ,...

Score 85/100

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

When it works, it works. I mean the combination of sherry and peat, of course. I enjoy this admixture, especially when both profiles compliment rather than combat or cancel one another. Nose: sweet red fruit encasing rich fat peat. Wisps of sweet smoke, clove, and cinnamon. Palate: rich, sweet, red fruit arrival with a spice and fat peat...

Score 89/100

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

As you may know, I have a soft spot for BenRiach. They’re loud and proud, and they give just about any production method a go. Yes, the whisky’s hit-and-miss, but I love the eccentricity. And when they’re good; they’re good. And this is one of the good ones. It’s heavily peated and finished in the sweetest of PX casks. While you may not end up...

Score 85/100