BenRiach 16-year-old Wood Finish - Claret
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | BenRiach |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | American Bourbon Barrel + Bordeaux Claret Wine Barrel Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서 마른 건초 같은 옅은 피트와 분필, 그을음이 앞선다. 클라렛 와인 캐스크가 준 붉은 과일의 뉘앙스가 잉크 같은 미네랄과 겹친다. 팰럿은 46도의 기름진 질감 속에 바닐라와 복숭아, 멜론 리큐어와 레몬 꽃 꿀이 균형 있게 발전한다. 벤리악답게 가벼운 증류 성격 위로 보르도 와인 풍미가 잘 얹혔다. 여운은 중간 길이로 깔끔하게 떨어지며 잘 설계된 구조감이 인상적이다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
a hay-y, light, slightly chalky peatiness, almost the opposite of a coastal/medicinal one. A little soot, concrete, certainly quite some ink (flipping through a brand new book), and perhaps drops of brake fluid. Perhaps even castor oil
restaurant Palate
the quarter casks are much more noticeable on the palate. Oily texture, some vanilla and a ‘peachiness’ ala Ardmore, melon liqueur while we’re at it, lemon blossom honey, maple syrup… It’s really thick, but the whisky itself is relatively light. Good lemon, perhaps some kind of earthy limoncello… I find this very good, to tell you the truth, despite the slightly unlikely pedigree. You know, small casks, no age, all that…
timer Finish
medium but clean, ‘crafted’, and even ‘designed’, but its been done very well