Benriach 25 Authenticus

Description

Benriach 25 Authenticus is a 25-year-old from Speyside’s Benriach Distillery. Made using their peated spirit and sat at the top end of the age range for their peated whisky.  In addition, this is the follow-up to the much-vaunted Authenticus 21-year-old, and the producers claimed it to show herb, honey and tropical fruit flavours alongside the smoke.

Tasting Notes

Color: Bright, warm amber gold.

Nose: Elegant aromas of ripe pineapple, fresh mountain herbs and a profusion of sweet peat. A huge pungent blast of peat smoke emerges, partnering the peated element perfectly. Full-bodied and audacious.

Palate: A fantastic fusion of rich peat and smouldering embers bound together by fresh herbs – oregano, aniseed and chicory in particular. A rush of sweet, wild honey provides a lovely contrast to this lively, intense expression.

Overall: Terrific weight and development which leaves a powerful long-lasting impression on the palate.

Awards for BenRiach 25 Authenticus

What some of our whisky enthusiast friends have said about Benriach 25 Authenticus

Quote 1 “Tried this as a sample in a whisky club in China. Then I was blown away. I never expected anyone to be able to balance peat with the floral notes of Speyside.  I would have never have bought this as a bottle before trying it first.  It would have been too much of a gamble.  But having tried it, I’m on my third bottle.”

Quote 2 “I’m an Islay drinker.  Speyside is for the manlets, not the men.  But I tried their 10 years old peated and loved it.  Have been building up to this bottle and have had no regrets at buying it.”

Quote 3 “What an interesting bottle this is.  Mostly overlooked I would guess as the Speyside lovers won’t enjoy this amount of smoke.  This could go up against a Talisker 25, be much cheaper. Still, hold it’s ground.  Well done Benriach.”

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