smoky
honey
phenols
vanilla
citrus
oak
slightly sweet
sour
cereal
BenRiach
Curiositas 10 Year Old
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Rich golden amber.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Sweet peat combined with hints of honey, cereal grains, citrus fruit and oaky vanilla.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
A complex mix of honey sweetness, heather, nuts, malted barley, iodine and citrus.
Finish
Long and bittersweet. Fresh with vanilla, honey, cocoa, dried grass and fennel. An enjoyable lingering smoky peatiness.
Rich golden amber.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Sweet peat combined with hints of honey, cereal grains, citrus fruit and oaky vanilla.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
A complex mix of honey sweetness, heather, nuts, malted barley, iodine and citrus.
Finish
Long and bittersweet. Fresh with vanilla, honey, cocoa, dried grass and fennel. An enjoyable lingering smoky peatiness.
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Peat it is, you see. Only from the forest, not the sea.
The BenRiach distillery, one of the few independent Scottish distilleries left, was founded in 1898 by John Duff. The distillery has largely remained inactive during the 20th century since it was mothballed in 1900 due to the collapse of a major Scotch Whisky purchaser. It was reopened again in 1965, but remained struggling until 2004 when it was acquired by an independent consortium. The company is now lead by two South African funding partners, Geoff Bell and Wayne Keiswetter, and Scotch expert Billy Walker.
The Curiositas 10 Year Old is an unusual Whisky to be made in a Speyside distillery, they’re more commonly produced in the western isle of Islay. It’s aged, as the name suggests, for 10 years in oak casks, reaffirming the traditionalist’s belief that peated malts achieve an optimum balance of peat-bittersweet and oak infusion after 10 years of maturation. The Curiositas 10 Year Old has a PPM Value (Phenol Parts per Million) of 55, which is very high.
The BenRiach distillery, one of the few independent Scottish distilleries left, was founded in 1898 by John Duff. The distillery has largely remained inactive during the 20th century since it was mothballed in 1900 due to the collapse of a major Scotch Whisky purchaser. It was reopened again in 1965, but remained struggling until 2004 when it was acquired by an independent consortium. The company is now lead by two South African funding partners, Geoff Bell and Wayne Keiswetter, and Scotch expert Billy Walker.
The Curiositas 10 Year Old is an unusual Whisky to be made in a Speyside distillery, they’re more commonly produced in the western isle of Islay. It’s aged, as the name suggests, for 10 years in oak casks, reaffirming the traditionalist’s belief that peated malts achieve an optimum balance of peat-bittersweet and oak infusion after 10 years of maturation. The Curiositas 10 Year Old has a PPM Value (Phenol Parts per Million) of 55, which is very high.
BenRiach Curiositas 10 Year Old
(0.75l, 46%)
Ratings & Reviews
Member Reviews and Ratings of BenRiach Curiositas 10 Year Old
Mark,
Smoother than expected. Peaty, but not overpowering. Great for an intro to peatier scotch’s
Dave,
I enjoy peaty Scotch and this was a milder peat to me. It was tasty, with a nice, smooth vanilla/honey finish and a nifty nose of the sea. If Laphroaig or Ardbeg are too peaty for you, then the mildness of this might work for you.
William,
Unique for a speyside. Heavily peated but I feel that it cuts off the other flavors before they can develop
Jacob,
I love me some peat... but it was just ok.
Michael,
Its good but if you like the peat there are better drams.
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