HW74 scored this whisky 91 points 
Like his half brother, the Benriach Heavily Peated Single Cask Port Pipe from 2008, he also likes it very much.
Both need some time in the already opened bottle until they show their full potential. In the glass too.
Both need some time in the already opened bottle until they show their full potential. In the glass too.
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Cold smoke, greasy, yellow and red fruits, a breeze of salt.
I am thinking of ripe apricots, strawberries, salt biscuits, freshly cut ginger, leather, cold smoked meat. -
Intense, oily texture. Fills the whole mouth. Then fruits, a little vanilla, salt, very similar to the nose.
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Long, intense. Between the fruits, the salt and the leather comes a bit of bitterness, which also fits well, reminds me of a red wine matured in a wooden barrel.
Overall, a very successful whisky, although the Port Pipe tastes even better. Looking forward to a direct comparison of the two single Casks from the same house.
