Benrinnes 15 Year Old is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the Diageo Flora and Fauna range. This whisky is fresh with green esters and is rich, sweet and smooth. There’s something that might be mistaken for peat smoke in Benrinnes whisky, but that’s hidden beneath layers of full sweetness, rum and chocolate notes, and of course a sherried aftertaste.
70cl at 43% alc./vol.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Bright Mahogany.
NOSE
A rich nose, presenting an early impression of chocolate liqueurs - perhaps rum filled, although there is a light sherry-wood note as well. Light smokiness, and a dense floral note.
PALATE
Richly sweet, full, rum-like, with a centre palate impact. In spite of the sweetness, it is not overly sweet.
FINISH
Dries out slightly in the finish, where there is also a 'catch' which might be taken for peat-smoke. Medium length, leaving a faintly sherried aftertaste
