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.

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690
Benriach
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
10 Years
46%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Oak cask
Chill filtration - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 59 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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rovit
10. Feb 2017
Joojis
08. Dec 2017
Phenom
11. Mar 2019
unknown user
02. Mar 2013
unknown user
12. Feb 2015
official_tasting_notes
06. May 2015
Nosing:
Heavy peat smoke with fruit, flowers and heath in the background
Taste:
Perfect balance between bittersweet peat and noticeable oak
Finish:
Aromatic smoke combines with oak to a medium long finish
Andreas
04. Oct 2015
Nils
23. Jan 2016
Jacob
08. May 2017
Dominik
31. Jan 2018