BENRINNES 1995 COLLECTIVE Signatory Vintage

Nose : refined, distinguished. Notes of chalk and coconut milk lend lots of charm to the incredibly mineral initial nose. Allowed to breathe, it develops notes of cut grass, mint and malted barley. Then, with the same elegance, it reveals one by one all of its abundant fruits (lemon, William pear, white peach, pineapple) and very sophisticated spices (cinnamon, grey pepper, pink peppercorn)._x000D_

Palate : lively, resolute. The attack focuses first on citrus fruits (lemon, grapefruit) which are covered in a thin layer of green liquorice. Then, with lots of sweetness, the mid-palate chooses the language of exoticism (kiwi, passion fruit, banana) before a gentle breeze brings cut hay and sage to the end of the palate._x000D_ _x000D_

Overall : long, delicate. Malted and unmalted barley are omnipresent without restricting the gustatory palette. Indeed, the same citrus fruits from the palate, white florals (lilac, lily of the valley) and cocoa beans rival each other in intensity. This stunning ensemble is also wonderfully fresh. The retro-nasal olfaction offers rich notes of vanilla and the empty glass is spicy (ginger, cinnamon)._x000D_