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BenRiach The Original Ten

Scotch Single Malt Speyside
Age
10 years
ABV
43%
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Golden yellow; natural colour, bright and clear with medium legs
Nose
Fresh orchard fruit — green apple, crisp pear, and ripe peach leap from the glass. Fudge, toffee, honeycomb, and vanilla. Underlying malty sweetness with light nougat and wood shavings. A subtle trace of smoke weaves through the fruity top notes
Palate
Well-balanced and malty. Orchard fruit sweetness (apple, pear, peach) with honeyed malt, toffee, vanilla, and butterscotch. Banana bread and dried apricot emerge mid-palate. Light cinnamon and nutmeg spice from the virgin oak. Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel and toasted oak backbone
Finish
Medium to medium-long finish. Honey and vanilla persist with gentle malt warmth. Sweet porridge, almond, and light fruit fade gracefully. Toasted oak and gentle spice linger. Longer and warmer than expected for a 10-year-old

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Three cask matured: bourbon barrels
  • sherry casks
  • virgin oak casks

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