Norse Cask Benrinnes

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16 years 8 months ago #12594 by Duffer
Norse Cask Benrinnes was created by Duffer
Klippet fra Serge's hjemmeside idag... :-)

Benrinnes 12yo 1994/2006 (59%, Norse Cask, hogshead #601, 290 bottles)
Colour: white wine. Nose: I must say it's not really more mature but that could come from the stronger alcohol. Amazingly similar, with a little smoke again, ham, wet stones, roasted coffee beans"¦ But let's try it with a few drops of water. It got even smokier, almost ‘peaty' in a certain sense, but also more mineral and grassy. We have the same kind of oily smells as in the 2001 (fusel?) Mouth (neat): again, it's very similar to the 2001, just a tad sweeter thanks to the alcohol. With water: amazing how it resembles the 2001 when reduced. It seems that seven or eight further years in wood didn't change much. Maybe the fruitiness is more complex (apples but also oranges). Slightly bitterer as well. Finish: long, just as oily and sort of thick as the 2001, with just an added touch of salt. Excellent young whisky, another proof that Benrinnes makes classy spirit. Thanks to the worm tubs? Or to the partial triple distillation? 81 points.

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