The Great Drams
7.8

The Great Drams

Benrinnes Distillery

Rare Cask Series, 9 Year Old

ABV 48%

It’s sweet and pretty charming, exactly as it is.

Phoebe Calver

Specification

The Great Drams

Brand

The Great Drams

Bottler

Rare Cask Series, 9 Year Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

9

Age (Years)

2021

Year of Bottling

48%

ABV

Speyside

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Phoebe Calver

Taster

Nose: Like old tools in a tool box. Orange zest and sherry-soaked raisins. Gentle burnt chocolate. Dry spiced note of rye bread.

Palate: Light on the mouthfeel initially, then the oily notes return, this time like an oily garage cloth. A nod to sherried fruit and sticky toffee pudding with creamy ice cream.

Finish: Medium length and pleasantly creamy.

Comment: It’s sweet and pretty charming, exactly as it is.

Score: 7.8

Christopher Coates

Taster

Nose: Fresh apricots and peach slices in syrup. Sultana and Robinson’s Fruit & Barley orange and lemon squash (cordial). Dusty dunnage and manuka honey. All this fruit is balanced by base notes of toffee.

Palate: Sherry-soaked apricots on a flan base, peach gummy sweets and toffee apples at the fairground.

Finish: Medium-short, ends with more peach syrup and coffee cream-filled milk chocolates.

Comment: Sweet and uncomplicated, but a solid Speysider. I can see the bottle disappearing quickly!

Score: 7.9

7.8
Overall Score

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