Benriach 17 Years Solstice

The secret of the heavily peated whisky from the Benriach Distillery are the special casks. The peated 17-year.old 'Solstice' has been finished in Portuguese port wine casks.

The secret of the heavily peated whisky from the Benriach Distillery are the special casks. The peated 17-year.old 'Solstice' has been finished in Portuguese port wine casks.

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3754
Benriach
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
17 Years
50%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon
Port
Chill filtration - Without Artifical colouring - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sweet:
Bonfire Smoke:
Sherry:
Zitrus:
Oak:
Alcohol:
Clove:
Orange:
Cinnamon:
Berries:
Vanilla:
Melon:
Pear:
Cherry:
Herbs:
Herb:
Maritime Notes:
Honey:
Peach:
Malt:
Lemon:
Caramel:
Iodine:
Tobacco:
Hay:
Raisin:
Nuts:
Green Apple:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Oil:
Caramel:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Malt:
Bonfire Smoke:
Blackberry:
Clove:
Herb:
Chili:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Barley:
Salt:
Chocolate:
Kiwi:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Pineapple:
Maritime Notes:
Grapefruit:
Peach:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Floral:
Raisin:
Orange:
Ginger:
Apple:
Cherry:
Medicinal Smoke:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Spices:
Oak:
Malt:
Nuts:
Herb:
Oil:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Nutmeg:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Maritime Notes:
Berries:
Pineapple:
Almonds:
Honey:
Salt:
Grape:
Caramel:
Tobacco:
Leather:
Dark Chocolate:

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