A 12 year old from the Benriach distillery, this Speyside single malt was finished in casks used prior to mature Pedro Ximenez sherry. This is a heavily peated Benriach, a limited release of 3,180 bottles.
Lots of firm peat. Malty, slightly smoky.
Soft. Supple pine with notes of Americano coffee, malty peat whirling throughout. Vanilla.
Dry, cereal notes, barley.
Completely agree with Salmon man below. I am a Talisker fan and asked at my local for something peaty that wasn't Talisker. This is what I ended up with. It is similar to the T 10. And its really good. I've never heard of these guys before today, but with a bottle of this to share amongst the kin I am sure they will enjoy it. I can happily recommend it.
The closest taste I have to this is Talisker, but this as far from Talisker as Apocalypse is from mutants
It can easily play in the same league as Ardbeg, Laphroaig and other Islay malts do... just you pay less. Incredible value for money, this is a top-notch smoky dram.
i´m not really in to sherry, but this mix with peat was suprisingly good
I would love to give this one star to ensure that there is more available when I come back but..... , share the love, this is a great dram. If this came out of a distillery that was 'known' you would be paying more. My favourite sherry/peat mix(second bottle).Only reason I dont give it a 10 is because the depth is lacking slightly, but to be fair its a 12yr at just over £30, I am going to change my rating to 10.
