Benriach Scotch Single Malt 21 Year “The Twenty One” 700ml

A wonderfully complex nose expressing caramel apples, toffee cake, and old cedar, all wrapped up in subtle nuances of peaty smoke. Rich and round, the palate shows more caramel and roasted pear tart, with buttery notes and finishing on woody spice of clove and nutmeg. (Finalist) - 2022 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE

Sweet and beguiling smokiness, with wild mint, vanilla bean, and chocolate-coated raspberries on a complex, vibrant nose. The mouthfeel is thick and flavorful, with warm notes of sweetened peat, red berries, and dark chocolate, followed by a long, velvety finish offering notes of orange tart, more chocolate, licorice, dark espresso, and a touch of wood-fired brisket. Lively, agreeable, and inviting—like the warm hearth of a mountain cabin at nightfall. - Summer 2021

The exquisite single malt has been crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and four cask matured for at least twenty one years in bourbon barrels, sherry casks, virgin oak casks and Bordeaux red wine casks. During long maturation Benriach’s sweet Speyside smoke mellows and integrates with the fruit, malt and oak. After twenty one years, rich layering develops into an elegant honey smoke, enriched through multi-layered cask maturation. The whisky from each cask type, imbued with particular flavour characteristics, is then expertly married together to create a rich and elegant single malt, layered with lush orchard fruit and toasted pine wood with a honey smoke finish. All in perfect balance. COLOUR: Honey gold. NOSE: Berry fruit, orchard apple, wild honey and mountain oak spice. PALATE: Candied grape, rich cocoa, smoked pine nut, finishing with caramelised pear and honey smoke. SMOKE LEVEL: Elegant.