Name: Benriach 12
Color: Light brown
Nose: Malt, wood, honey, white fruits, flowers, citrus
Taste: Malt, sherry-honey, oak, coconut, vanilla
The Benriach Distillery is located in the Speyside region of Scotland. It was established in 1898 and has changed ownership too many times over the years to list. The Beriach 12 is bottled at 46% abv, aged in ex-sherry, ex-bourbon, and ex-port casks. The whisky has a malt flavor on front of the tongue with a sweet sherry and a little wood on finish. The nose was a little strange to me, but after some research it appears to have combination of dark and white fruits. This was throwing me off as I only could detect the white fruits so I will try it again in the future. Overall, it has nice taste and balance, but it did not knock my socks off.
I would also note that Benriach appears to me to be a stand alone whisky. It does not taste like others I have sampled so it leads me to believe they do not source or share their product. I have not proof either way, it just tasted that way to me.
Distillery Expressions: 10, 12, 16, 21, 25, 30, 40, The Smokey 10, The Smokey 12, 40 Octave Cask Matured, Smoke Season, and Malting Season.
Travel Retail Expressions: Cask Edition, Quarter Casks, Peated Quartered Cask, and Triple Distilled.
Priced around $60 and fair for the money. I will try more in the future.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
