Review 149 & 150: BenRiach 2008 Peated/Port 9 Single Cask 63.2% & BenRiach 2005 Peated/Port 12 Single Cask 53.1%
Speyside - 9 - NCF- NCA - Sample ($80 at the local) - 63.2%
Color - Auburn
Nose - Peat smoke, cherry, vanilla, geraniums
Palate - Cherry, smoke
Finish - Medium - Smoke, cherries, vanilla
Overall - 7 - This for sure does not have the heat that the ABV would imply. However, the mouthfeel is just luscious. While not complex, it is a lovely peated port dram. To me this is a peated port worth sipping on just for luxurious body. I would equate this to a cask strength sherry bomb, not a ton going on, but is really nice to sip on.
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Speyside - 12- NCF- NCA - Sample ($100 at the local) - 53.1%
Color - Auburn
Nose - Vanilla, nutmeg, red fruit - strawberry with cherry, and smoke
Palate - Strawberry, red jolly ranchers - Very thick and oily mouthfeel
Finish - Long - Bonfire smoke, cherry, cough syrup
Overall - 6 - This one also is just luscious and coating mouth feel. It is more scaled back than the 9 but still have a great feel to it. I personal prefer the 9 and would take that over the 12 and especially at a lower price point.
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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.
10 Best in Show
9 Great Dram for Special Occasions
8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection
7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood
6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5 I would drink it happily if offered
4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks
3 Maybe some soda will make this potable
2 I'll Pass
1 Toilet cleaner
Inclusive Ratings
Overall 6.1
Standard Deviation 0.90
Skew 0.66
Kurtosis -0.16
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