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.

Details about this bottle Edit
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
Calculated from 47 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Spices:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Zitrus:
Oak:
Zitrus:
Oak:
Alcohol:
Berries:
Orange:
Clove:
Alcohol:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Berries:
Orange:
Cinnamon:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Cherry:
Pear:
Melon:
Cherry:
Melon:
Pear:
Caramel:
Lemon:
Tobacco:
Honey:
Peach:
Honey:
Peach:
Iodine:
Caramel:
Herbs:
Herb:
Maritime Notes:
Green Apple:
Green Apple:
Maritime Notes:
Lemon:
Herb:
Nuts:
Malt:
Herbs:
Malt:
Nuts:
Hay:
Raisin:
Hay:
Tobacco:
Iodine:
Raisin:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Spices:
Nuts:
Oil:
Oil:
Caramel:
Cinnamon:
Caramel:
Berries:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Malt:
Blackberry:
Zitrus:
Chili:
Zitrus:
Clove:
Herb:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Chili:
Blackberry:
Clove:
Herb:
Malt:
Maritime Notes:
Medicinal Smoke:
Heather:
Raisin:
Dark Chocolate:
Barley:
Herbs:
Peach:
Kiwi:
Floral:
Ginger:
Cherry:
Grapefruit:
Orange:
Apple:
Ginger:
Floral:
Medicinal Smoke:
Barley:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Raisin:
Orange:
Apple:
Salt:
Cherry:
Peach:
Salt:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Maritime Notes:
Kiwi:
Vanilla:
Grapefruit:
Chocolate:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Spices:
Oak:
Malt:
Nuts:
Oak:
Malt:
Fruit:
Oil:
Herb:
Oil:
Herb:
Spices:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Nutmeg:
Nutmeg:
Orange:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Maritime Notes:
Berries:
Almonds:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Honey:
Caramel:
Grape:
Salt:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Caramel:
Almonds:
Grape:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Berries:
Pineapple:
Nuts:
Honey:
Dark Chocolate:
Pineapple:
Dark Chocolate:

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Nosing: Sweet Fruit Sherry (port) Peat Smoke Orange Berries

Taste: Berries Sherry (port) Orange Peat Smoke

Finish: Oak Sherry (port) Orange Peat Smoke Berries

Comment: Light and heavy at the same time.
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