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Benrinnes 21 Year Old Special Release

Benrinnes 21 Year Old Special Release

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Distillery: Benrinnes
Type: Scotch
Age: 21 Years
ABV: 56.9%
Price: £150

Tasting Notes

Nose

Magnificent — meaty, sherried, a gentle sulphurous richness. Twenty-one years have given Benrinnes' uniquely heavy spirit extraordinary depth. Dark chocolate, stewed fruit, leather. Deeply complex.

Palate

Full and savoury — meat, dark fruit, dark chocolate. Twenty-one years at cask strength reveal the full magnificence of Benrinnes' former partial triple distillation. Mid-palate brings espresso, roasted nut and a warm, savoury depth. Extraordinary.

Finish

Very long, with meaty richness sustaining magnificently.

Benrinnes 21 Year Old Special Release is one of the most impressive releases from any blending distillery. Twenty-one years of sherry-influenced maturation and cask-strength bottling reveal the extraordinary character that Benrinnes' former partial triple distillation produced.

The twenty-one years are transformative. The meaty, savoury character that defines Benrinnes has developed into something magnificent — dense, complex, layered with dark fruit and chocolate. The cask strength gives it full expression.

Benrinnes 21 is one of Speyside's greatest hidden malts revealed. The quality rivals the region's most celebrated distilleries, and the unique character — that extraordinary meatiness — gives it genuine distinctiveness. A whisky of magnificent quality from an overlooked distillery.

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Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield
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Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...

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