Detailed Description
Distilled at Benrinnes in November 2006, this single malt Scotch whisky spent more than a year in a Pedro Ximenéz hogshead, after ageing for the previous 9 years in a refill hogshead. It was bottled at a a cask strength of 49.1% for the North Star Spirits range in September 2017, un-chillfiltered and of natural colour.
North Star Benrinnes 10 Year Old Whiskey Tasting Notes.
Nose: Sweet dried fruits including seedless raisins blend with sticky barley, black treacle and thick toffee.
Palate: Rum and raisin pudding and Sherried orange peel, with hazelnuts, vanilla essence, dark chocolate and buttery oak.
Finish: Herbaceous mint leaf and rosemary reveal softly on the finish, with buttery fudge, raspberry coulis and amaretto sweetness.
Distillery Information
Benrinnes is a malt whisky distillery in Aberlour producing an eponymous whisky. It was founded in 1826, and is still active. The distillery employed a unique partial triple distillation process until 2007. The first time whisky was produced at the site of Benrinnes distillery was in 1826, when a distillery was founded by Peter McKenzie. This distillery was destroyed by a flood in 1829, and was rebuilt in 1835[3] in the outbuildings of a farmhouse[4] by John Innes, and officially founded under the name Lyne of Ruthrie.
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