Age: 22 Year Old
Alcohol ABV: 46%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Description: Moscatel Cask Finish
Distillery: BenRiach
Region: Speyside
Vintage: -
Year Bottled: 2016
From renowned Master Distiller Billy Walker comes a limited edition BenRiach Moscatel Wood Finish aged 22 years.
Launched on the 16th November, this Single Malt Scotch Whisky offers notes of dark orange marmalade, cocoa and spiced honey.
BenRiach have one of the most innovative ranges of any Scottish distillery and the 22 Year Old continues a great tradition of experimentation with wood finishes.
This whisky was originally matured in American bourbon barrels before being finished in Moscatel wine casks from Portugal and Spain.
During this second period of maturation, the spirit subtly interacts with the oak wood and takes on new flavours and aromas from the Moscatel wine cask.
The 22 Year Old is non chill filtered, meaning the whisky is natural in colour and retains original aroma and taste!
There is only a limited amount of this full and rich whisky from Benriach with an outturn of 5,927 bottles.
Nose: A full, sumptuous nose consisting of dark orange marmalade, rich fig syrup and sweet dates. A dusting of cocoa and cinnamon followed by a gentle a hint of garden mint adds a luxurious character.
Palate: Rich, velvety dark chocolate fondant topped with glazed maraschino cherries develops to plum cordial and spiced honey. The long finish is rounded with a gentle, earthy balance of nutmeg, stewed barley and old vintage leather.
Finish: A rich body laden with dark Mediterranean fruits and a complementary balance of warm spices and delicate oak characters.
Jim Murray has scored this BenRiach 22 Year Old Moscatel Finish 81/100 in his 2020 Whisky Bible.
'Challenging, perfumed notes which score so highly for sheer lip-smacking effect'.