Benriach 10 Years Curiositas
The heavily peated Benriach Curiositas shows a thick cloud of smoke. After the smoke is gone you find some smoothness and sweetness that is being replaced by spices. The finish comes with a bit of peat smoke again and a slight bitterness.
The heavily peated Benriach Curiositas shows a thick cloud of smoke. After the smoke is gone you find some smoothness and sweetness that is being replaced by spices. The finish comes with a bit of peat smoke again and a slight bitterness.
Details about this bottle | Edit |
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690 | |
Benriach | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
10 Years | |
46% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Oak cask | |
Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Heather:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Floral:
Floral:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Oak:
Caramel:
Oak:
Bonfire Smoke:
Apple:
Apple:
Bonfire Smoke:
Malt:
Malt:
Honey:
Pear:
Honey:
Pear:
Spices:
Spices:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Cake:
Alcohol:
Berries:
Berries:
Cake:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Ham:
Nuts:
Cherry:
Grapefruit:
Chocolate:
Sherry:
Plum:
Lime:
Barley:
Chili:
Maritime Notes:
Grapefruit:
Sherry:
Cherry:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Ham:
Lime:
Salt:
Green Apple:
Plum:
Barley:
Green Apple:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Chili:
Chili:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Malt:
Malt:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Heather:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Heather:
Salt:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Leather:
Bonfire Smoke:
Leather:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Bonfire Smoke:
Caramel:
Oil:
Nuts:
Oil:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Green Apple:
Medicinal Smoke:
Apple:
Floral:
Grapefruit:
Cake:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Mint:
Lemon:
Dark Chocolate:
Hay:
Alcohol:
Cake:
Mint:
Floral:
Grapefruit:
Lemon:
Green Apple:
Chocolate:
Medicinal Smoke:
Hay:
Barley:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Barley:
Honey:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Spices:
Sweet:
Malt:
Sweet:
Malt:
Herb:
Herb:
Pepper:
Fruit:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Chili:
Chili:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Heather:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Bonfire Smoke:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Heather:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Apple:
Apple:
Grapefruit:
Cake:
Oil:
Berries:
Honey:
Strawberry:
Leather:
Honey:
Cake:
Leather:
Grape:
Strawberry:
Berries:
Salt:
Grapefruit:
Salt:
Grape:
Oil:
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All tasting notes
Taste: this is like the definition of an "earthy" malt.
Finish: quite quick for a smoky one.
Comment: This is medium peated, and a different kind of peatiness than the Islay's...it's definitely a weird one. I am not a "peat freak" but do enjoy the Islay's from time to time. But I'm not sure this one does it for me. Think I'll stick to Laphroaig. But if you are a peat freak this may be worth a sip as a change of pace from the heavy iodine profile of the Islays. I do enjoy Benriach, but not sure this is for me.