BENRINNES 2011 OVER 10 ARTIST #12 70 CL

La Maison du Whisky’s Artist range is dedicated to single cask strength whiskies.

Artist #12, released in 2022, includes six single malts ranging between 10 and 44 years old.

Artist #12 highlights the work of painter, sculptor and poet Gesine Arps, born in Germany in 1964.

Her paintings bring a sense of peace and warm vitality, with bright colors and designs of plant patterns, animal figures and human silhouettes. Benrinnes 10 Years Old was distilled in 2011. It was finished in a first-fill sherry butt before being bottled at 58.1%.

The whisky has a complex nose with rich aromas of apricot, beeswax, honey, heady flowers, toffee, ginger and toasted walnuts. The palate is pleasant with an oily mouthfeel. It opens with apricot, chocolate, mushrooms and balsamic vinegar. Balanced layers of mocha, gingerbread, salted caramel, melon, walnuts and tropical fruits then come to the fore. The finish is long and lively with lingering hints of cough candy, pine resin, candied apricot and ginger