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- Raided Score: 82
- Publication: SpiritSurveyor
- Excerpt: Fairly interesting and I’m happy they brought back the virgin oak to bring in some of that oak and chocolate.
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Intro:
Distilled by Benriach and aged for 21 years in a variety of bourbon, sherry, red wine and port casks, this new release lives in their old and rare collection of hyper aged bottlings.
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Nose:
Fragrant, fruit forward with a stone and earth element that works nicely. Jammy fruit, sweet peach and apricot, a nice malt character and some light ash.
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Taste:
Moderate mouthfeel - a bit thinner than hoped, but quite complex. Some ash, slate, a bit of earth. Sweet malt forward profile with lovely stewed fruits like currant, cherry, peach, date and fig. Lightest smoke character adds more complexity yet.
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Finish:
Gentle, complex finish with a bit more smoke taking that sweet, jammy edge off. Impressively long lasting.
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Overall:
Really quite a release from Benriach - The Twenty One is an exercise in gentle balance and complexity: a dram worth sitting and savoring and discovering new flavors. It's not some brash, powerful, flavor beast - and that's alright.
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Score:
7
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
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