BenRiach 1998 for 25th Scottish Weekend Alden Biesen
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | BenRiach |
| Bottler | - |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | - |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | - |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale straw
air Nose
incredibly ‘noseable’ at such high strength and very, very farmy, although we also have the very typical Lagavulin smoke right there (tobacco, coal). And also this mint, eucalyptus again, wet hay, ‘clean wet dog’, antiseptic... The absence of sherry leaves more room for superb coastal notes as well, ‘a full plate of oysters’, metal polish, smoked tea... And also something slightly bubblegummy, pineapple sweets... More austere than its siblings, sharper and just as smoky. Superb again but let’s try it with a few drops of water... No changes, except that it got just a tad grassier. Really superb albeit much less sexy than its bros. Garbo?
restaurant Palate
punchy of course but again, it’s bearable when neat, even if the fruitiness and sweetness are really huge now. Bold notes of apples, pears, pineapples, bubblegum that sort of overwhelm the peat and smoke, but that may well be the high alcohol. Quick, water... Again, that didn’t change much to this one, I’d say it got even fruitier and sweeter, which is a (minor) flaw here as it gives the malt ‘tastes of immaturity’. Gets also a little grassier
timer Finish
long but slightly too grassy now, with also kirschy notes that do not fit the peatiness too well. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still great whisky but I feel the sweetness was a bit excessive on the palate. And what a nose! 88 points. MUSIC – Recommended listening: we have another blues slinger today, his name is Jay Hooks and he's playing Last stand.mp3 (not Achilles'). Please buy his punchy music... September 3, 2007 Hi. It is with emotional scars that we decided to resume WF's normal activity today, after having considered that after all, we're all more or less Michael Jackson's children or nephews as far as whisky is concerned, and that our humble and unlikely little web site is a very tiny part of his invaluable legacy that lives on, including, I hope, the bits about music, particularly jazz, as well as the very clumsy sense of humour that some of our distinguished readers seem to find on these modest pages. The Michael Jackson tribute page will remain on Whiskyfun. Thanks to all our friends who added some very nice words. You can still add yours, please just click on Michael's picture at the right of WF's homepage. CONCERT REVIEW by Nick Morgan DAVID 'HONEYBOY" EDWARDS WITH DAVE PEABODY AND MICHAEL FRANKS The Spitz, Spitalfields Market, London, August 18th 2007 Well I know everyone’s going to say it’s been an awful summer –they always do, don’t they? But it’s been another blisteringly hot day in London and we’re crammed like sardines inside a tiny airless venue, melting. We’ve rallied across from the West at speed in a Sweeneyesque vintage BMW (yes, I know they drove a Consul GT but believe me it just feels like we should be in the Sweeney ) with our hot-rod companions for the night. We’re upstairs at the Spitz , “a bloody holiday camp for thieves and weirdoes”, nestled away in the corner of the remaining late Victorian buildings of Spitalfields Market in the East End – Gilbert and George are just around the corner in their Huguenot weaver’s cottage, and it’s Jack
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