Benrinnes 2011-2021 | 9 Year Old Fable Chapter Four Bay Single Cask 309355

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Bottled by: Fable 70cl / 60.4% 

Our second crop of Pendulum Spirits' Fable single malt whiskies are from the same distilleries as the first batch, which went down a storm earlier in 2021.

As before, this Benrinnes is Chapter Four, representing the Bay in their Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay fable. It's a single cask of Benrinnes 2011, bottled in July 2021 as a 9-year-old from a single hogshead that yielded 291 bottles at a mighty 60.4%

Attributes

Tasting Notes

Nose: Bitter tangerine peel, dark chocolate, cold brew coffee, yeast and some slightly tart white wine. Pencil shavings , toasted oak and spices on the back end - cinnamon.

Palate: Bitter tangerine peel, dark chocolate, cold brew coffee, yeast and some slightly tart white wine. Pencil shavings , toasted oak and spices on the back end - cinnamon.
With water added - slightly creamy, lemon curd, lemon barley sweetness.

Finish: More chalk , liquorice, vanilla, lemon candy, pineapple, and pear, wee touch of spiced oak in the back. The finish is medium - short, creamy, soft, stemmed ginger.