Benriach 1989 22 Year Old Sauternes Finish

Benriach Curiositas 10 Year Old Peated

This one is light in color and the tears in the glass will keep you occupied for several minutes. Nice. The nose is all about peat, iodine, paint thinner (55 ppm). Upon the second whiff it even made me think about charcoal or baked bacon (er...). Upon the third whiff I detected some flowery elements in the background. But the peat overwhelms the...

Score 74/100

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 31 Year Old 1979 Peated

There are quite a few peated BenRiach out there already. Think Curiositas or Fumosus. Or even the Solstice, for that matter. And then there are also the single casks. This is one of them, from 1979, bottled in 2011 after 31 long years. Ooh, wonderful nose. Very fruity, almost tropical, but wrapped in a smoky blanket. The peat is far from dominant,...

Score 89/100

BenRiach 1996 Cask Sample

I debated with myself (it was a sight to behold, belief me) whether or not I would write this tasting note. After all, I had no references. It was a cask sample that was given to me by a friend, whisky lover cum bottler, who had decided against bottling this. But since I took the time to taste it, might as well, as your loyal servant, provide you...

Score 78/100