Dewar Rattray Cask Collection Benriach 15 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 46 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Light, tangy. Mustardy. Spirity. Dry hay, mint. A touch of tangerine. Water enhances a butyric note. Palate Sweet at start then developing on mustard and spices. Biting. Fresh oak. A musty note. Finish Lingering and spicy. A bitter edge with water. Comment Quite an energetic guy which needs water to be tamed. A classic light Speysider, lacking elegance though.

Dave Broom Nose High nose-burn without water. Very buttery with lots of top-notes: freesia, citrus peels, jasmine, lilac, estery, green pear, dolly mixtures. Palate Very sweet and hot without water but jammed full of fruit. Slight pooling of fruits in centre. Finish Citric and punchy. Short. Comment Call me a wimp if you want, but the high alcohol has just blurred everything here.