{"product_id":"benrinnes-11-year-old-2014-cadneheads-warehouse-tasting-exclusive-single-palo-cortado-finished-cask-since-2023-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2026-70cl","title":"Benrinnes 11 Year Old 2014 Cadnehead's Warehouse Tasting Exclusive Single Palo Cortado Finished Cask since 2023 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2026) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBenrinnes 11 Year Old 2014 Cadenhead's Warehouse Tasting Exclusive Single Palo Cortado Finished Cask since 2023 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2026) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exclusive bottling of Benrinnes directly from the cask in the Cadenhead's Warehouse.\u003cbr\u003eThis one is surprising for a few reasons. As a younger speyside the cask finishing here has made a massive impact. Since it is not PX or Olo, this Palo has developed nicely for its 3 or so years of finishing into a dignified dram. Like an ambitious young person who dresses and speaks well, this Benrinnes is exactly that. One wonders what this kind of dram would be like at 18 or even 25. Just not fathomable to think of it since this one is that good! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone of these ever have tasting notes so this the characteristics of the whisky (aside from Palo? Sign me up!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA real 24\/7 dram consisting of light focus on wood, red berries, raspberry compote and creme brulee at the same time with a medium intensity \/ high intensity dram that has sweetness of sherry combined with oak shavings to make what is a 6.5\/10 sweet 3\/10 oakiness that goes well with a finish that won't 'Laphroaig\" your day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Benrinnes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated on the lower slopes of Speyside’s sentinel mountain, ‘The Ben’ is another of those intriguing distilleries which produces a highly individual make but which – due to its demand by blenders – has never become a front-line single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has six stills which are run in two pairs of three. For years a form of partial triple distillation was utilised to help promote a meaty\/sulphury new make character. The low wines from the first distillation were split into strong and weak feints. The lower-strength portion was redistilled in the middle still and split into two again, with the stronger part [strong feints] being carried forward, the weaker being retained for the next charge. The strong feints were then mixed with the highest strength distillate from the wash still and redistilled in the spirit still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything is run through worm tubs which are kept very cold, adding weight and meatiness to the spirit. In recent years, this complex distillation has been simplified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOccasionally seen as an independent bottling, the clearest manifestation of its meaty quality (which puts it in a similar stylistic camp as Dailuaine, Mortlach and Cragganmore) is Diageo’s Flora and Fauna bottling which comes from 100% ex-Sherry matured whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe current site of the Benrinnes distillery is in fact its second location. The original was built in 1826 by Peter MacKenzie but was destroyed in a flood in 1829. A new site was then found by John Innes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts most famous owner was Alexander Edward who was a partner in Craigellachie distillery, owned Aultmore, Dallas Dhu and was for a time co-owner of Oban [see Craigellachie]. The Edward family sold the distillery (which had caught fire in 1896) to John Dewar in 1922. It is now part of the Diageo stable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlackadder’s philosophy is very simple – they believe that the Cask is King. Sixty to seventy percent of the flavors in a whisky are taken up slowly from the cask as the spirit lies maturing in the warehouse. The action of changing temperature draws the spirit in and out of the cask.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA family operation started and piloted by whisky legend Robin Tucek, they sell to a few limited countries around the world, primarily Tiawan, Japan, the USA and Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlackadder was established in 1995 by Robin Tucek who runs the family business with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. Blackadder International gets its name from fugitive 17th-century preacher, John Blackadder. He is famous for preaching against the evils of alcohol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHannah Tucek states that the Blackadder International company will always be family-run. Each of the three owner-operators brings something unique to the table. Michael Tucek used to be a chef. He uses his familiarity with a wide range of aromas and flavours to write all tasting notes. Michael feels that “our sense of smell is the most direct sense to our brain and also our most complex. It’s proven that once you go over three aroma compounds mixed together, everything is subjective and becomes very personal. Every aroma can evoke a different memory in each of us and we build up our aroma library as we grow. By not being afraid to say what we sense and share it, we can all learn something from each other.” Like Michael, Hannah grew up around whisky and has come to appreciate whisky at its pure state. Her father and brother joke that she is the one that’s really in charge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery cask is unique, with its own fingerprint. This is why they bottle most of their whiskies from single casks. They don’t believe in chilling or otherwise heavily filtering their whiskies, and they never, repeat never, add caramel colouring or flavouring to their spirits. They have always believed the personalities of their whiskies are colourful enough. 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