Core Range: BenRiach

Continuing a new series of posts showing a distillery's core range of bottlings.

This time looking at BenRiach

Bottle	The Original Ten
Characteristics	43% ABV 10yo CF/Col Lightly peated
Maturation	bourbon barrels, sherry casks and virgin oak
UK Price	£38
Tasting notes	Nose: Rich orchard fruit, honey and toasted oak Palate: Ripe pear, nectarine and malt sweetness, with a finishing note of almond and spiced vanilla

Bottle	The Smoky Ten
Characteristics	46% ABV 10yo NCF/NC Medium Peated
Maturation	bourbon barrels, Jamaican rum casks and toasted virgin oak
UK Price	£42
Tasting notes	Nose: Ripe orchard fruit syrup, smoked honey glaze and oak spice Palate: Smoked applewood, honey maple and spiced pear finishing with lingering fruit and smoked oak

Bottle	The Twelve
Characteristics	46% ABV 12yo NCF/NC
Maturation	sherry casks, bourbon barrels and port casks
UK Price	£38
Tasting notes	Nose: Rich maple honey, cocoa and baked forest fruit Palate: Maraschino cherry, baked orange and hazelnut, with a lingering sultana and spiced mocha finish

Bottle	The Smoky Twelve
Characteristics	46% ABV 12yo NCF/NC Heavily Peated
Maturation	bourbon barrels, sherry casks, and Marsala wine casks
UK Price	£46
Tasting notes	Nose: Smoked vanilla, charred orange and toasted almond Palate: Dark chocolate, fruit peel, brown sugar and smoked oak, lingering into a cocoa and orange smoked finish

Bottle	The Twenty One
Characteristics	46% ABV 21to NCF/NC Lightly peated
Maturation	bourbon barrels, sherry casks, virgin oak casks and Bordeaux red wine casks
UK Price	£125
Tasting notes	Nose: Berry fruit, orchard apple, wild honey and mountain oak spice Palate: Candied grape, rich cocoa, smoked pine nut, finishing with caramelised pear and honey smoke

Bottle	The Twenty Five
Characteristics	46% ABV 25yo NCF/NC Lightly peated
Maturation	sherry casks, bourbon barrels, virgin oak casks and Madeira Island wine casks
UK Price	£250
Tasting notes	Nose: Smoked apricot, dark cherry chocolate, hazelnut toffee Palate: Baked fruit, toasted oak spice, orange and cinnamon spice, finishing with rich caramelised smoke.

Bottle	The Thirty
Characteristics	46% ABV 30yo NCF/NC Medium peated
Maturation	sherry casks, bourbon barrels, virgin oak casks and port casks
UK Price	£615
Tasting notes	Nose: Stewed plum, baked orange, smoked walnut and cinnamon cocoa Palate: Dark fruit, manuka honey and chocolate raisin, with a long and complex smoked honey finish

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