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Benriach CaskStrength.net bottling Review

By Miguel in Tasting , Benriach

The guys at CaskStrength are aboard the task of bottling a whisky for every letter of the alphabet, so after a very nice Arran whisky they have bottled this Benriach and recently a cask strength Cutty Sark and a vatted whisky of three distilleries starting with letter D… wisely named 3D.

“Is this from a refill cask? Very interesting notes of sultanas and figs but not the overwhelming character of PX casks aged whiskies. A gentle sherry dram”

90
Benriach Caskstrength and Carry on
This single cask whisky is the second release from Caskstrength.net and represents the "B" in their A-Z of drinks.

Released in conjunction with BenRiach, this rich and powerful dram was distilled in 1996, aged for 16 years, and bottled at cask strength (55.2%). It comes from one cask (5614) and thus has a limited release of only 296 bottles.

This dram has a cooper-like color.

Nose (89): more than average. honey, fruits, figs, vanilla, citrus.

Palate (90): powerful, oily. honey, wood, citrus, spices, raisins, white chocolate.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, citrus, raisins.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Benriach Caskstrength and Carry on with 90 points over 100.

A great whiskies. Highly recommended.



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