This single cask release from BenRiach was distilled on the 16th of February in 2005. Selected by master blender Rachel Barrie, this peated single malt whisky aged for 12 years, initially in second-fill bourbon barrel and then finished in a port pipe. Bottled in October 2017 at 53.6% ABV, it is non-chillfiltered and has no color added. Available beginning February 2018, this is an exclusive US release.
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Great stuff. Nose: Smoke, Flowers, Peaches, Strawberries, Blackberries, Toffee, Chocolate, Pineapples, Raspberries, Iodine, Grapefruits, Papayas, Mangoes Palate: Milk Chocolate, Toffee, Strawberries, Minerals, Blackberries, Apricots, Mangoes, Papaya Finish: Smoke, Raspberries, Toffee, Strawberries, minerals, papayas, Oranges, dark chocolate, blackberries
This was a great balance of sweet port and smokey peat. My only complaint is that it was too easy to drink and now I'm all out. Which is terrible.
@ivo 29-10-2021 Edition: 2009 Port Pipe Persoonlijke winnaar van de avond.
The one I had was a single barrel Port Pipe 9yo.
Ok. Don’t trust Dirk anymore...
Same style and price bracket, best rated first.
