BenRiach 1978 Single Cask Bottling - Batch 5
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | BenRiach |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Moscatel Wine Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber/rosewood
air Nose
rather a lot of rancio, bitter herbal extracts, roof pitch, dark chocolate and (my beloved) Maggi liquid seasoning. These extractive herbal notes grow rather quickly and it becomes almost like an old Fernet Branca or Jägermeister (ever had a ‘Benriach-Bomb’ while out clubbing Serge?) there’s also aniseed, liquorice and ginger cake - perhaps a slosh of expensive Root Beer as well. Pretty impressive so far I have to say. With water: earthier, more gamey, mushroomy and with this sort of herbal/umami fusion. There’s also a refreshing glimmer of cereals
restaurant Palate
big, herbal, meaty, lightly sooty, some sweet mint and eucalyptus oils and things like Marmite and Bovril. Also brown breads, root ginger, tiger balm and old slightly salty Oloroso. Some dry Madeira, hessian and old earthen floored wine cellars. There’s some impressive old school sherry qualities to this one. With water: seeds, breads, spices, dried mint, herbal resins, cough medicine, hints of precious hardwoods and chai tea
timer Finish
good length. Earthy, gingery, spicy, more bitter herbal teas, ointments, pot pourri and lime leaf