Benrinnes 12 Year Old The Single Malts of Scotland Reserve Cask Parcel No. 9 / 48%/ 0.7l

The Single Malts of Scotland, a series of whiskies from the Elixir Distillers portfolio, debuted in 2005.

The company was founded by brothers Sukhinder and Raj Singh, whose online store The Whisky Exchange has been operating since 1999 and now offers over 8,000 spirits (as of 2021, it is owned by Pernod Ricard; the amount of the contract was not disclosed). In autumn 2019, The Single Malts of Scotland were expanded to include the Reserve Cask line. The whiskies included in it are small batch editions blended from several casks and bottled at 48% ABV. The casks are selected by Oliver Chilton. The Benrinnes 12 year old presented here, distilled in 2009, is a blend of five refill sherry hogshead casks released in 2022 as part of the ninth series (Parcel No. 9).

Nose : old leather sofa, polished oak, hazelnuts, cherries, plums, cinnamon, cloves, coffee beans, almond flakes and traces of sandalwood.

Palate : slightly waxy, dark chocolate, cherry jam, dried plums, honeyed almonds, candied ginger, notes of leather, sherry and oak.

Finish : quite long, with notes of chocolate, mocha, dried berries, cherry cola, black pepper, cinnamon and oak.