Benriach 1981 38 YO Peated Bourbon Cask

Benriach 1981 38 YO Peated Bourbon Cask, 46.6 %

Distilled 1981-11-20 and bottled 2020. It has spent all its life in a bourbon barrel (cask #522). The total outturn was 168 bottles. This bottling was made for The Nectar and La Maison du Whisky (LMdW); in fact it appears the cask was split between them. I have found online proof that the The Nectar half of it was bottled November 2019, and counted 165 bottles. Both halves have the same ABV, the bottle count is different and the bottling year,

The Benriach 1981 38 YO Peated Bourbon Cask will be available to buy in Norway starting this Monday at NOK 12680 (13801501).

Nose: Light whiff of peat. Lovely and delightful notes of dried fruits and hard candy. Eucalyptus in the background.

Taste: Medium body, but very complex. Vanilla, banana, mango, even a hint of grapefruit. Also hints of dried fruits.

Finish: Long finish. More or less the same symphony of fruits. Towards the end some astringency and the whiffs of smoke from the nose make a reappearance.

Comment: This is liquid (subtly smoky) sunshine!

Score 93/100

Sláinte!
- Thomas