Product Description
The first distillery bottling of Benrinnes in aeons, this is a heavily-sherried number, very old-school with dark fruit, crème brulée, a hint of beef gravy and a touch of gun-metal. Released in 2009 as part of Diageo's Special Releases, this is far and away the best official bottling from this distillery.
Style
Style
- Body5
- Richness4
- Smoke0
- Sweetness4
Character
Character
Prunes
Christmas Cake
Oak
Leaves
Raisins
Dates
Product Facts
Product Facts
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Series
Diageo Special Releases 2009
Age
Vintage
Country
Scotland
Region
Speyside
Colouring
Yes
Benrinnes 1985 23 Year Old Sherry Cask
70cl / 58.8%
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Tasting Notes
Producers Tasting Notes
Nose
Classic, muscular Benrinnes with an added and immensely seductive sweetness rippling through it. Crème brulée with a highly caramelised surface. Intense black fruits (prunes), Christmas cake and dates, laced with rich sherry. Behind, a beefy note with some allspice, like a touch of gravy left in the meat pan. Water (just a splash) initially brings the toffee-apple sweetness even more into focus above such meatiness. As it becomes waxier the fruity notes withdraw, yet some moist Christmas cake remains – much later, the meatiness reasserts itself. Superb balance and complexity.
Body
Heavy. Full. Immediate grip.
Palate
Big, powerful and immediately assertive. Sweet, then mouth drying, yet not astringent because that concentrated sweetness remains. Waxy-viscous texture; slight traces of brimstone. Raisin and lots of date. Softens as it moves slowly across the tongue. Water lightens the grip and introduces a lightly smoked character. The voluptuous texture is countered by tannic dryness. Sweet to start and beefy, in all senses. Very, very good.
Finish
Exceptionally long, dry and warming, leaving a mellow, lingering aftertaste of treacle and sandalwood.
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Customer Reviews
(1 Review)
10/10- best whisky I've ever tasted.