Benriach 25 Years Old 2006 50% NV

Distillerie	BenRiach
Embouteilleur	OB
Serie
Mise en bouteille pour
Date de distillation	Not Specified
Date de mise en bouteille	13.06.2006
Pays	Écosse
Région	Speyside
Age	25
Cask Type	Bourbon, Sherry & Virgin Oak Cask Matured
Numéro de fût	Bottlecode L130606 31050BB
Alcohol percentage	50
Volume
Étiquette
Stock	0

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Serge Valentin (84)

BenRiach keeps launching new expressions just like Bruichladdich does and even if that can be slightly irritating sometimes, it’s usually for the better so let’s not complain and taste this new 25yo that’s been only partly finished (again a new idea!) as it combines whisky matured in new oak and whisky finished in sherry butts. A winewoodsky, in other words… Hey, why not! Colour: gold.Nose: a rather expressive and unusual start on wood and menthol. Quite some peat as well, of the farmy kind, lots of liquorice, cider apple… Gets then sort of mustardy (horseradish as well?) and then rather animal (cow stable, manure). Rather oaky, dry and not easy-easy at all even if there’s a little candy sugar. Mouth: sweeter now, punchy but also slightly bitter, still quite green and herbal. Touches of salt and vanilla crème but also lots of strong tea, liquorice stick, dried herbs… Gets spicier with quite some green curry, pepper, also chlorophyll chewing-gum, walnut skin… Again a bit hard and bitterish, even if the rather long finish displays a little sweetness now (sultanas, cappuccino, Irish coffee). A certain acridness and dryness in this one, certainly not an easy going vatting.

BOW (88.50)

This is an old vintage bottle and the closure may have deteriorated. When opening care should be taken. The item is sold as described.