BenRiach 'Authenticus' Peated Single Malt 21 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 54 by Arthur Motley and Owen Barstow.

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Tasting Notes

Arthur Motley Nose Pink Germolene, sultana and nutmeg cookies, burning wet wood, orange juice. Palate A thick and juicy texture, sweet and spicy with plenty of peat in between. Finish Tea tree and sweet woodsmoke. Comment Another region-buster and a good one too.

Owen Barstow Nose Sugary and unmistakably phenolic. School woodwork room aromas of pine resin and glue. Palate Sawdust. Charcoal. Smoky wood fires. Sweet and then bitter. A sneeze inducing pepperiness. Pleasant smoke, liquorice. Clean. Finish Oily, and less phenolic than the nose would suggest. Appetising smoke. Comment Utterly confused here, I thought I was on Speyside.