BenRiach 1976 Single Cask Bottling - Batch 11
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | BenRiach |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1976 |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | 37년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Barrel, Sherry Matured + Bourbon |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
not all these old indie Benriachs were very fruity but this one is! Superb profile, all on fresh oranges mixed with fresh mint leaves at first nosing. It gets then rather drier, with some cocoa and coffee, various herbal teas as well as plain tea, but also various tropical fruits that glimmer in the background, mainly mangos and passion fruits. All that isn’t too big of course but this oldie’s freshness is quite stunning
restaurant Palate
greatest of news, it’s not weakish nor tired, rather vibrantly fruity, with this very peculiar blend of fresh tropical fruits (again, mangos, tangerines, passion fruits and oranges) with many soft spices (oh well, you name them). There’s also a little honey and just a very faint tiny-wee dustiness that one may find in some of these old CCs
timer Finish
surprisingly long, with more herbs now, such as parsley and even thyme. An extra-dimension, great! Too bad it looses steam in your glass after ten minutes, and gets drier and maybe a tad soapy