Cadenhead Small Batch BenRiach 2008

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Pair one of our favorite indie bottlers with one of our favorite active distilleries and the results are bound to be a fireworks show. Especially at 57.6% abv. BenRiach seems to be a spirit that can succeed at all ages, in all cask types. But our preference, of course, is for clean ex-Bourbon, like this expression from Cadenhead. This is a perfect example of how small batch bottlings are generally better than single cask releases. Two Hogsheads yielded a meager 534 bottles for a world thirty for BenRiach. Only a handful are coming our way, and they won't last long. Especially at this price.

Producer Tasting Note

Nose: Aniseed, dried apricots, whole olives, rosemary and touches of linseed oil.

Palate: Burnt sugar, quite earthy with an almost phenolic note. Very oily with praline, granite, salted butter and peanut butter.

Finish: Long and drying, earthy and flinty before orange and lime notes build.

 

700 ml