Benriach Scotch Single Malt 12 Year "The Smoky Twelve" 750ml

size

750ml

country

Scotland

region

Speyside

3 Ratings

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WKY

UBC

Rated 96 by Wine Enthusiast

Toffee and cocoa aromas nestle with mild peat on the nose. The palate mingles toffee and dark chocolate with dried cranberry and tart lemon peel. Adding water brings peat smoke and black pepper forward, plus a hint of anise and vanilla into the drying finish. This is a 12-year-old single malt matured in casks that held bourbon, Sherry and Marsala. ... More details

Benriach Scotch Single Malt 12 Year "The Smoky Twelve" 750ml

Rated 96 by Wine Enthusiast

WKY

Rated 94 by Whisky Advocate

#3 in the 2020 Top 20. Benriach is a sleeper of a single malt, but that’s about to change. Part of a 2020 relaunch of its core line, this grabbed our attention with its sophistication, breadth of flavors, and lovely refinement. Much of the credit surely goes to master blender Rachel Barrie for creating a smoky whisky that both peat lovers and the peat-wary can enjoy. Rather than medicinal intensity, the peat is redolent of gentle, sweetly smoky fruits that integrate seamlessly with notes of vanilla, toasted almond, chocolate, blueberry, and bacon. It beckons like the wafting smoke of a warming autumn bonfire, then welcomes with its lush and velvety embrace. - Winter 2020

UBC

Rated 93 by Ultimate Beverage Challenge

Concentrated vanilla, chocolate, and tea mingle to make a great first impression, which is confirmed upon the first smooth sip, densely packed with the same flavors supplanted with a noticeable amount of salty smoke that keeps this dram from veering into the gourmand. - 2021 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE

WNR

Winery

TASTING NOTES COLOUR Burnished gold NOSE Smoked vanilla, charred orange and toasted almond TASTE Dark chocolate, fruit peel, brown sugar and smoked oak, lingering into a cocoa and orange smoked finish SMOKE LEVEL Rich

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