GlenAllachie 17 Year Old Mizunara & Oloroso Cask Finish 700MLNose: Heather honey, dried orange peel and crystalised ginger, with notes of cocoa, toasted tobacco leaves and fresh vanilla pods. Taste: Baking spices, dried blood orange and grilled honeycomb, followed by bursts of rich cocoa, poached cinnamon apples and fig syrup, with pecans and demerara sugar.

stewed fruits such as strawberries

valley floor microclimate lends itself to the Bordeaux varietals grown here

elevations

compressed ash boulders

4% Cabernet Franc

perfectly balanced with red and black fruit and an integrated sweet spice

and white peach appear

with ownership of Benromach and later The Cairn distilleries

Benson Vale is a celebration of place and tradition

Its complexity and smoothness make it a prized bottle among collectors and connoisseurs alike

Palate: The palate is viscous with herbaceous notes of lemongrass

followed by coffee