BenRiach Septendecim

Name: BenRiach Septendecim
Brand: BenRiach
SKU: 29747
Rating: 84.97 (464 reviews)

Overall rating: 84.97/100
votes: 464

Whiskybase ID: 29747
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: BenRiach
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Peated Malt
Stated Age: 17 years old
Casktype: Ex-Bourbon Barrels
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5060088793701
Added on: 24 Jan 2012 12:07 pm

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Whisky Reviews for BenRiach Septendecim

67 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.97 points

TeddyKGB scored this whisky 89 points
19 Apr 2020 11:42 am

Benriach Septendecim,

I find you very poorly rated in the votes of this areopagus that I particularly like.
На вкус и цвет товарища нет as we say ... tastes and colors are not discussed.
This is very true, because you tick all the boxes for me. From the smell to the finale, you are stubborn and I am infatuated.
Delicious.
Gaija did not rate this whisky
19 May 2017 5:06 pm
This comes as a seriously great surprise, this is one of the most enjoyable "anti-Islayer" there is among the peaty contenders, and at that price, one could almost call that a hidden gem nowadays.

Nose

Oooh but this is actually really nice, surprisingly mature and integrated. It's totally on the opposite of the peat spectrum compared to Islay once again, in the sense that it's a 100% organic profile, with no mineral or industrial components. Autumn walk in a moist forrest, with bacon and smoky mushrooms (something recurrent in peated BR in my experience, and I shall not complain), cold charcoal and wet dogs. I really like this.

Taste

Nose's prolongation, altough a little less decipherable, but perfect in its own right. Very forrestian indeed, with gentle smoky leather, hot butter (the bourbon influence is not anecdotal), and soft nuts.

Finish

Same territorries, not extremely long but precise, both "organic" in its smoke and quite buttery again.
QuarterCentury did not rate this whisky
08 Feb 2012 10:30 pm

An entry in the latin(-ish) named range from Benriach, stepping up from

their 10-year-old Curiositas with a 17-year-old version of their peated

Speyside dram. They say it harks back to the older peaty styles of

Speyside whisky.
Kantenmechaniker scored this whisky 86 points
11 Apr 2021 10:50 pm
I really like the Benriach smokers, and the Septendecim is no exception

Nose

Massive almonds, fresh apples, dry smoke, slightly sour, creamy, vanilla, a little salt, already has a maritime touch, some dark chocolate in the background

Taste

Very creamy, a lot of vanilla, sweet, cinnamon smoke, yellow fruit, mandarins, pleasant, good intensity

Finish

Slightly mint, mandarins, still noticeable smoke, fresh, slightly tart, ashy, nice aftertaste
Issie did not rate this whisky
27 Feb 2021 11:59 am
Nose

Cold smoke, ash, maritime, seaweed, moldy wood, matchstick sulfur, old wood, behind honey, peach, apricot, melon, some grain

Taste

Ash, some honey, some melon, lemon, grapefruit, wood, pepper, ash
ThinLizzy scored this whisky 87 points
17 Jan 2021 2:32 am
Nose

87 87

Taste

87 87

Finish

86 86
El Bastardo scored this whisky 40 points
25 Dec 2020 10:31 pm
Of all the smoky whiskys I've tried so far, the one that I, as a non-smoking lover, dislike the least.

Nose

Heavy smoke, but not acrid. Fruit note.

Taste

Fresh, slightly sparkling.

Finish

Strongly tingling, bitter and spicy.
Monte Gehro scored this whisky 85 points
01 May 2020 6:14 pm
Honest and straightforward malt, without any special surprises, but well done. Nice and intense aromas, for me a good alternative to Islay malts from the ex-BC.

Nose

85 85

Strongly smoky, in a rather dry way. When the nose has got used to it: yellow fruits, vanilla, malt, the typical aromas from ex-BC maturation.

Taste

85 85

Initially mild and sweet-fruity, then smoke and oak come to the fore.

Finish

86 86

Amazingly long. Smoke, oak, in between the light fruits again and again. Without bitter substances.
craide scored this whisky 83 points
01 Feb 2020 7:54 pm
If the initially dominant smoke evaporates a bit, it is a very pleasant malt. Nose is varied, but the palate falls off.
Sample is always enough for me.

Nose

85 85

First of all a lot of smoke / peat. First covers everything.
Then comes some fresh charcoal. Moist forest floor, somewhat musty.
The smoke is now better integrated for me. Allows other flavors to pass through. Some citrus with vanilla and bacon.

Taste

83 83

Soft, calm start, slightly sharp with a dose of oak flavor.
Sweet, vanilla, a little salty.
Flattened rather on the palate.

Finish

82 82

Medium-length finish, greasy in the mouth, light peat is still there.
Subtle fruit note.
Pyromann scored this whisky 91 points
13 Dec 2019 10:29 pm
Very interesting bottle. I wouldn't guess Speyside here. Super combination of salty smoked meat and smoke with woody sweetness. I'm glad I have a bottle in my collection. But I would like another one!

Nose

Special sweetness and smoked meat. Some synthetics, rubber. There is no smoke like from Islay, but the flow is good, very good. Some bandages. Very interesting combination of all ingredients in the scent.

Taste

Salty smoke and smoked, which is washed with a finer sweet woodiness. Salty Schwarzwald ham. Bomb.

Finish

Long, sweet-smoked, pungent. After a while salty and smoked again.

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