I know David, it has been a long while since you wrote the last piece. Let's complete the last part of the Benriach Master class series shell we? I believe you have already break your promise that you would write in weekly basis~!!!!
Speyside region distilleries usually don't produce whiskies with peated or smokey characteristics. Benriach is probably the only a few (if not the only one) who produces a peated style Speyside dram. Overall, comapre to the Islay peated malts (that's what's Islay drams are famous for), Benriach's product is more finely crafted and el
egant in a sense. To illustrate this, the classic Islay single malts would be very masculine and tough looking man, whilst the Benriach malts would be more of a gentlemen. Curiositas Peated 10 year old and Authenticus Peated 21 year old were the two we had.
Curiositas Peated 10 year old
Colour: Amber
Palate: Dry fruits, nuts and peat
Finish: Peat, peat and more peat
Authenticus Peated 21 year old
Colour: Rich Golden
Aromas: Dominated by peat with trace of honey and hint of heather
Palate: Chocolate, a bit of dry fruits and peat was nicely balanced
Finish: not that much of peat compare to Curiositas, drier on the tongue
The bonus from this Master Class is more than just a free bottle of Curiositas but also a bunch of whisky lovers that I would have never met if I haven't gone there. Plus one of the person from tonight's even told us that Whisky Live is coming to Sydney, which is a fantastic news ~~~ because that's an additional reason to justify my whisky drinking.
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Benriach Curiositas at Sydney Hilton Hotel
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Speyside region distilleries usually don't produce whiskies with peated or smokey characteristics. Benriach is probably the only a few (if not the only one) who produces a peated style Speyside dram. Overall, comapre to the Islay peated malts (that's what's Islay drams are famous for), Benriach's product is more finely crafted and el
egant in a sense. To illustrate this, the classic Islay single malts would be very masculine and tough looking man, whilst the Benriach malts would be more of a gentlemen. Curiositas Peated 10 year old and Authenticus Peated 21 year old were the two we had.Curiositas Peated 10 year old
Colour: Amber
Palate: Dry fruits, nuts and peat
Finish: Peat, peat and more peat
Authenticus Peated 21 year old
Colour: Rich Golden
Aromas: Dominated by peat with trace of honey and hint of heather
Palate: Chocolate, a bit of dry fruits and peat was nicely balanced
Finish: not that much of peat compare to Curiositas, drier on the tongue
The bonus from this Master Class is more than just a free bottle of Curiositas but also a bunch of whisky lovers that I would have never met if I haven't gone there. Plus one of the person from tonight's even told us that Whisky Live is coming to Sydney, which is a fantastic news ~~~ because that's an additional reason to justify my whisky drinking.
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Benriach Curiositas at Sydney Hilton Hotel
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