Benriach 1990 - 18 years - Cask 138100 - The Single Malts of Scotland

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Benriach 1990, 18 years - Cask 138100
06.02.1990 - 01.10.2008, 194 bottles, barrel
70 centiliter , The Single Malts of Scotland, 55,7%
Official website

Bought 2008-12-30, SEK 660 = 9,42 SEK/cl Unopened

My comments:
Another Benriach from The Whiskyexchange. My score: ?? p

Tasting notes from Malt Maniacs: Official tasting notes:

NA Nose: Honey initially, with wet turf in the background. Some orangey citrus notes developing, with the fruit becoming more exotic with aeration. A pleasant earthiness, and some blackberry, apple and briar aromas emerge later. A silky malt presence throughout. Eventually some creamy chocolatey notes appear. Extremely promising.
Palate: As with the nose, sweetness first - then a big surge of peat. Immensely powerful presence in the mouth, with bonfire smoke, honey and a lot of pepper and hot spices jostling for attention. A real maelstrom of flavours.
Finish: Long, long, lingering warmth, with the smoke alternating between coal and wood, and the spices rattling along nineteen-to-the-dozen on a bed of sweet malt.
Comments: You can probably tell that I like this one a lot. An epic dram. It really beggars belief that Seagram managed to make such an arse of this distillery at a time when it was producing such tremendous spirit. Thank God for the more enlightened new owners and management. If they're sitting on a bunch of casks like this we are all in for a treat, and BenRiach will be re-established in the pantheon of the very best Speyside distilleries.


Benriach 1990, 18 years - Cask 138100 06.02.1990 - 01.10.2008, 194 bottles, barrel	70 centiliter , The Single Malts of Scotland, 55,7% Official website
Bought 2008-12-30, SEK 660 = 9,42 SEK/cl	Unopened
My comments: Another Benriach from The Whiskyexchange.	My score: ?? p
Tasting notes from Malt Maniacs:	Official tasting notes:
NA	Nose: Honey initially, with wet turf in the background. Some orangey citrus notes developing, with the fruit becoming more exotic with aeration. A pleasant earthiness, and some blackberry, apple and briar aromas emerge later. A silky malt presence throughout. Eventually some creamy chocolatey notes appear. Extremely promising. Palate: As with the nose, sweetness first - then a big surge of peat. Immensely powerful presence in the mouth, with bonfire smoke, honey and a lot of pepper and hot spices jostling for attention. A real maelstrom of flavours. Finish: Long, long, lingering warmth, with the smoke alternating between coal and wood, and the spices rattling along nineteen-to-the-dozen on a bed of sweet malt. Comments: You can probably tell that I like this one a lot. An epic dram. It really beggars belief that Seagram managed to make such an arse of this distillery at a time when it was producing such tremendous spirit. Thank God for the more enlightened new owners and management. If they're sitting on a bunch of casks like this we are all in for a treat, and BenRiach will be re-established in the pantheon of the very best Speyside distilleries.