Nose: Starts lighter with floral notes, then Vanilla,Marzipan, honey, some exotic fruit and wood, quite a bit of that here.
Palate: Vanilla, Apples dipped in honey, Mars Chocolate bars, nuts and spice.
Finish : Milk chocolate (Milka), Cocoa, wood and spice, with a wee sultana aftertaste , medium length

Bottom line:

This is a very good whisky, offering something for everyone, fruit, wood, chocolate and a nice after taste. Again, at £51 it offers a nice price/quality ratio. I wish more 20 year old whiskies would be priced like that.

A good buy. no doubt.

http://whiskyisrael.co.il/2011/07/26/tasting-the-benriach-20-yo/

 

 

http://smad.se/provningar/Provning%2092%20BenRiach%20och%20GlenDronach.html Test 092: BenRiach and GlenDronach with Alistair Walker - 090822
The whisky tested: Glass 1 BenRiach 20Y, 43%; 739 kr 17 points
Glass 2 BenRiach 21Y Authenticus, 46%; 990 kr 51 points
Glass 3 BenRiach 12 Peated / Pedro Ximenez Finish, 46%; 579 kr 44 points
Glass 4 GlenDronach 12Y, 43%; 399 kr 4 points
Glass 5 GlenDronach 15Y, 46%; 529 kr 110 points
Glass 6 GlenDronach 18Y, 46%; 689 kr 98 points
Glass 7 BenRiach 31Y / 1978 Gaja Barolo, cask 4414, 51.2%; about 2000 kr 154 points
Testimonials Per Eriksson BenRiach 20Y, 43%
Scent: Sweetcorn, vanilla, sherry, Christmas cake, oak
Taste: Malt, sweetheart, honey, oak, figs, dates
Aftertaste: Ek, fig, honey, vanilla, tall
Score: 89 Testimonials Bernt Sjödin BenRiach 20Y, 43%
Color: Gold-colored
Scent: Vanilla tones, slightly spicy, honey tones, finely tuned
Taste: Vanilla tones, slightly fat, medium, slightly spicy and slightly sweet
Aftertaste: Medium with vanilla and slightly fatty and a little sweet taste; typical Speyside
Score: 84

Fruity aroma, pear, vanilla, plum jam, banana, malt, tar, cardamom and floral honey. Vanilla sweet taste, mint, white pepper, cardamom, walnuts, malt and bitter herbs. Medium long, fruity spicy and malty end

It`s a nice dram, but it became very bad once water was added (imo).

Edit: Tasted a batch from 2011

Elegant and mature nose, with plenty of bourbon wood and vanilla to the fore (especially after a couple of drops of water have been added). Sweet fruits and malt are also present, with the faintest whiff of smoke too. The palate is a bit more mixed, with acidity and sweetness not perfectly in balance. Long finish, with the oak coming to the fore once more. Good value for a 20 year old distillery bottling.