BenRiach Curiositas, 10 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 63 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Intense. Old parmigiano. Medlars. Then becoming creamier, molasses toffee with a hint of burnt coffee. A touch of sultanas. Palate Sweet, velvety. Sticky toffee pudding. Smoky (burnt wood and dry ashes). Getting quite peppery. Finish Warm, dry, rather long. Tabasco. A minty touch. Comment Quite a nice dram but a bit edgy.

Dave Broom Nose Raffia/weetabix to start then dry wood smoke/charred sticks. With water a cooked vegetable note and old trainers. Palate Sweet oak when neat. Lightly nutty with a hint of smoke. Water maintains the balance. Finish Long and lightly smoky. Comment Well balanced. Though peaty it doesn’t have the marine phenolics usually encountered on the coast.