Price: Discontinued
Distilled/Owned by: Benriach / Brown-Forman
Region: Speyside
48.9% ABV
Aged For: 17 Years
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Cask Type: Refill hogsheads, finished in PX sherry casks
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Color: Chestnut
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Chocolate, walnuts, raisins, figs, citrus, orange peel, cinnamon
Feel: Medium body, supple
Taste: Coffee, dark chocolate, sherry, oak, cinnamon, mandarins, nutmeg
Finish: Oak and dry sherry with a hint of espresso, good warmth and length
Thoughts: I liked the dark chocolate and coffee notes with a fruity background, the triple distillation certainly made the mouthfeel supple, similar to what you’d find in Redbreast CS, but I think that aging in the PX as opposed to just finishing would have put this over the top.
Score: 85 out of 100
