Product description
The Ultimate Whisky Company is a Dutch company based in Amersfoort.
Founded in 1994 by Han and Maurice van Wees, the company initially specialised in miniature editions. The Ultimate is bottled unchill-filtered at either cask strength or 46% ABV. Since 1994, over 1,000 editions have been released under the Ultimate banner. The Benrinnes presented here, distilled on 2nd July 2012, was aged in three bourbon hogshead casks (no. 311147, 311157 and 311159) for over a decade and bottled at 46% ABV unchill-filtered in April 2023. Benrinnes single malt is a key component of Johnnie Walker and J&B blends; it is currently not officially bottled.
Nose: barley malt, apples, peaches, grapes, vanilla, honey, almond flakes, chamomile tea and light grassy and oak notes.
Palate: honey, vanilla, almond croissant, pears, apples, honeydew melon, lemon jam, white pepper, a bit of hay and toasted oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of vanilla, lemon peel, apples, roasted nuts, white pepper and oak.