- Raided Score: 82
- Publication: whiskyfun
- Excerpt: I’d happily drink a bottle. A rather firmer version of Benriach, and not a sweetish sherry.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: The finish is medium in length and showcases aniseed, wood spice, and fat Christmas cake sherry notes. Delicious!
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- Raided Score: 84
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: A rich, heavy malt aroma is detected along with walnuts and holiday spices.
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- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: The finish is long, fruity, and complex with hints of malt, toasted oak, and lingering spices. Excellent!
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- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: The Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: The BenRiach 12-year-old single malt is a very friendly introduction to Speyside, and to Scotch whisky overall, with a level of quality which is priced appropriately.
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- Raided Score: 82
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Overall, this dram is good and solid but doesn't do any one thing exceptionally well.
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Intro:
A common core product, the 12yr BenRiach is a single malt scotch whiskey that lives proudly in Brown-Forman's porfolio for the distillery.
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Nose:
Grapes and figs, some white wine and oddly not too much vanilla sweetness. Theres less winey sweetness and more fruity tang (more sour than sweet) than I expected.
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Taste:
Mild and a tad astringent. A bit hot. Grapes, sherry notes come in force here, some plumb and creamy vanilla custard sweetness. This still doesnt feel like your typical sherried dram but I think thats due to the underlying spirit here and Im guessing it didnt spend all 12 years in ex-sherry. I like it though because its different and actually exhibits some nice balance.
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Finish:
Medium, mildly hot but overall its a nice fruity sweet dram. Perfect for the summer evening Im enjoying it on here on the porch.
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Overall:
Overall, this dram is good and solid but doesnt do any one thing exceptionally well.
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Score:
5
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
