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Benriach The Smoky Twelve Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750 ML

  • PRODUCER:

    The Benriach Distillery

  • REGION:

    Speyside, Scotland

  • AGING:

    12 Years

The Smoky Twelve is the perfect marriage of fruit, malt, oak, and rich layers of smoke. Crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and three casks matured for at least twelve years in bourbon barrels, sherry casks, and Marsala wine casks.

Tasting Notes:

Color: Burnished gold

Nose: Smoked vanilla, charred orange, and toasted almond

Taste: Dark chocolate, fruit peel, brown sugar, and smoked oak, lingering into a cocoa and orange smoked finish

Mash Bill: 100% Malted Barley

Non-Chill Filtered - Natural Color

Double Gold Medal - 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

2021 Ultimate Spirits Challenge Competition Rating: 93 Pts.

46% ABV / 92 Proof

750 ML

"Longer maturation brings more aromatic layers to our distinctive smoky style. For me it's baked orange in a wonderful cake, fired over an open fire, with dark chocolate flavor."
- Rachel Barrie, Master Blender
$62.99
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The Smoky Twelve is the perfect marriage of fruit, malt, oak, and rich layers of smoke. Crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and three casks matured for at least twelve years in bourbon barrels, sherry casks, and Marsala wine casks. The whisky from each cask is then expertly married together to create a smooth, creamy single malt, multilayered with flavors of ripened fruit, aromatic smoky sweetness and warming oak spice.

Tasting Notes:

Color: Burnished gold

Nose: Smoked vanilla, charred orange, and toasted almond

Taste: Dark chocolate, fruit peel, brown sugar, and smoked oak, lingering into a cocoa and orange smoked finish

Smoke level: Rich.

Mash Bill: 100% Malted Barley

Non-Chill Filtered - Natural Color

Double Gold Medal - 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

2021 Ultimate Spirits Challenge Competition Rating: 93 Pts.

46% ABV / 86 Proof

750 ML

About the Producer

John Duff duly established Benriach Distillery in 1898 just south of Elgin complete with a siding connecting it directly to the great North of Scotland Railway. But Benriach was forced to close in 1900 and remained closed until 1965 and whilst its traditional floor maltings continued to operate complete with the pagoda roof over the malt kiln it too finally closed in 1999.

Having re-opened in 2004 the Benriach range is now extensive and features age expressions beginning with Benriach 10 years, 16-Year-Old and vintage cask releases running back to the 1970s. The distillery is owned by Brown Forman of America.

A Unique Heritage

The Benriach Distillery was founded in 1898 and although the rough-hewn walls of the warehouses may seem unassuming, they are home to a rare breed of creative expertise in whisky distilling and eclectic cask maturation. Our ingenious and dedicated team spend their days crafting our award-winning Speyside single malts and tirelessly pushing the limits of flavour possibility. We are proud to say we haven’t reached them yet.

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