This Single Malt Whisky from Benrinnes, a Speyside distillery, is part of the Artist Collective line, a collection dedicated to Whisky artists in different styles from Scotland's leading regions. Aged for 11 years in sherry casks, it reveals floral and spicy notes, with aromas of tamarind, raisins, chestnut honey and dark fruit jam. The sip has great warmth and soft envelopment, with a long persistence on sweet and spicy notes
Benrinnes Single Malt 11 Years Old Whisky is a fine spirits produced in a limited edition through the collaboration between the Benrinnes distillery and La Maison du Whisky with the Artist Collective project. Indeed, La Maison du Whisky, a French distributor of various products, including spirits, which has also become a bottler with the Artist Collective selection, is behind this project. The aim is to create a limited production of the highest quality, collaborating with important distilleries and entrusting the illustration of the labels to contemporary artists. In this case, the illustration is by the Italian artist Stoz, skilled in exploring the power of shapes and colours.
Benrinnes Artist Collective Single Malt Whisky 11 Years Old is produced in the Strathspey region from only barley malt, making it a Speyside Single Malt. During the malting stage, which involves steeping the barley grains in water to promote germination, the starches in the grain are broken down into simple sugars. These sugars can then be metabolised by yeasts during alcoholic fermentation and the fermented product is then distilled in discontinuous stills at the Benrinnes distillery. Once the distillation process is complete, the liquid is transferred to former sherry oak casks for ageing for a full 11 years.
The colour of Single Malt Whisky Artist Collective Benrinnes 11 Years Old is amber with reddish and mahogany hues. The nose offers complex and original aromas of sultanas, cola nut, tamarind, chestnut honey, ripe dark fruit and oriental spices. Warm, soft and intense on the palate, with a long aromatic persistence.
Amber with mahogany and reddish highlights
Notes of raisins, cola, tamarind, chestnut honey, ripe dark fruit and oriental spices
Soft, intense, warm and with long finish