| #233 BenRiach 16 YO Single Malt Scotch (Speyside) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This cost is what I found the likely shelf price for a 750ml bottle to be, based on an average of costs throughout the USA. Your price may differ significantly. This is not an advertisement of sale, this bottle is likely empty by now anyway Cost | $9000 |  Image used for review | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bottler | Official Bottling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The whisky's score as weighed against the cost of a bottle. Adj. Score | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ABV | 46% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Misc: | The image isn't mine, the small glass bottles are what I have. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tasting # 255: Blind B= BenRiach 16 (23-APR-2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Long on my "to-do" list, BenRaich finally appears thanks to the blind taste test. The  BR 16YO is a nice ride through an unusual flavorset for a Speysider. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Smell | Barley and salt with a light fruit that is lost in the dense, dense musky peat and mushroom flavor. Reminds me of a Bowmore. Huge nose. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taste | Potent kick! A real monster of an opening, big salty peat and a barrel of barley push through some hot spices: pepper, bay leaves and this really holds out to a peak before fading quickly. Sharp at times, a whale of an opening. The fade is fast and doesn't add too much, the finish is peat and pepper and it holds steady for a good while. Really a good chewy finish. Water really brings out some of the spice and peat, but I managed to swamp it very easily. Low 80s. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasting Score | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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