BenRiach 1985 Single Cask Bottling - Batch 16
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | BenRiach |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1985 |
| Bottled Year | 2019 |
| Age | 33년 |
| Cask Type | Virgin Oak Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 천천히 돌리면 짙은 황금빛이 잔 벽에 윤기 있는 막을 남긴다. 코앞에 두면 버진 오크 호그스헤드에서 온 진한 바닐라와 코코넛, 카라멜 향이 또렷이 피어오른다. 1985년 증류해 33년을 보낸 벤리악을 한 모금 머금으면 새 오크의 달콤한 스파이스와 꿀, 잘 익은 과일이 48.1도로 혀 위에서 번진다. 삼키면 바닐라와 정향 같은 매운 잔향이 입안에 천천히 가라앉는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
this could have been very different from the old Samaroli but it isn’t. It’s probably a little less complex but we do get the same huge notes of coffee, smoke, coal and dried herbs. On the other hand, this is not meaty at all. Huge notes of roasted grains as well. Roasted chestnuts. Keeps evolving, getting closer to stout and malt extract but always with a huge smokiness
restaurant Palate
less ‘pleasantly sharp and dry’ now, and maybe a tad too ‘kirschy’ (raw fruit distillate). Oh well, let’s see what gives with water: right, it’s a excellent whisky but its much less ‘different’ that on the nose, contrarily to what happened with the 1966. White fruits, heather honey, a little mint and hints of pear spirit
timer Finish
long, getting a tad more resinous and smoky now