Single Malt
Scotland
1 Oct 2001
1 Feb 2022
18097
A brill bottle of single malt from Benriach, distilled back in October 2001 and matured in a single refill hogshead for 19 years. In 2022, the cask was opened by the team at indie bottler Hunter Laing, who bottled the whisky up for its Old Malt Cask series. Just 241 bottles were produced.
Ripe notes of light fruits with soft banana, melon, and apricot, followed by soft caramel biscuits.
Waxed peels, slightly oily with stewed apples and gently herbal, earthen spice.
A robust dose of oak on the finish brings dry, peppery spice, whilst caramel sweetness remains.
