Description
The distillery says "The Malting Season celebrates our floor maltings which lie at the heart of the Benriach distillery. Every year during malting season our dedicated team of craftsmen malt barley onsite the old way, using this historic floor maltings. The malt produced during our malting season results in a rounded and creamy single malt of exceptional richness of character. This First Edition of Benriach Malting Season is crafted entirely onsite beginning with the hand malting of Concerto barley and finishing with slow maturation in bourbon and virgin oak casks.'
Tasting Notes
Nose |
Distillery: Richly aromatic with barley sugar, almond fudge and poached orchard apple. |
Taste |
Distillery: Smooth and rounded with vanilla and honeyed pear, with the lasting nuttiness of slowly kilned malt. |