BenRiach 21 Years Old

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

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Silvestry. Damp earth, pine needles. Chestnut purée. Vanilla merges through the wood. Peppermint tea. A smoky medicinal whiff coming through with a creosote note. Palate Velvety, smooth. The creosote is coming through grassy flavours. Fresh cider. Lemon pie. Finish Slightly fizzy then fruit (lemon drops). Comment Reveals a rich profile by a succession of aromatic layers. Alcohol is perfectly tamed.

Dave Broom Nose Elegant and refined with peat smoke to the fore. Raisin, heather and dried fruits. Has real maturity. Light spice and coal dust. Palate Rich ripe and long with great layers of dried fruit and subtle scented ash like woodsmoke. Some sweet spice. Multifaceted. Finish Spicy. Ashes yet a real life. Comment Atypical for a Speysider for sure but what a phenomenal dram this is.