Benrinnes 2009 13 Year Old – Ruthrie the Wanderer – Brave New Spirits

Fruity & sweet: orange, cherries and red fruit, with icing, latte macchiato, milk chocolate with hazelnuts and a hint of grain/biscuit and golden syrup.

Full and warm upon arrival. Intense milk chocolate and cocoa, beautifully interwoven with roasted coffee aromas (coffee with milk and sugar), sweet red fruit jam, toffee, and a soft wine influence. The oak lends fine, dry tannins that give the whole structure.

Medium to long. A soft, delicate layer lingers on the palate: dark chocolate, coffee, red fruit, and mildly drying oak. Powerful, yet surprisingly elegant.