http://www.whiskynotes.be/2009/benriach/benriach-1976-3558-whisky-fair/ Whisky blog and tasting notes Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whiskynotes.be/2009/benriach/benriach-1976-3558-whisky-fair/comment-page-1/#comment-1543 Best in Blog #33: Manager's Choice Single Cask Edition | Whisky Party Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:19:03 +0000 http://www.whiskynotes.be/?p=2090#comment-1543 [...] Notes tries Arran Peacock, as well as two single casks of Ben Riach [...] [...] Notes tries Arran Peacock, as well as two single casks of Ben Riach [...]

]]> http://www.whiskynotes.be/2009/benriach/benriach-1976-3558-whisky-fair/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Luc Timmermans Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:31:20 +0000 http://www.whiskynotes.be/?p=2090#comment-702 Yes, I totally agree. Both casks are wonderfull. The 3550 is more to my "daily" liking as well. More fruit...and mellower because of the missing woodspices in this one. The 3558 is perhaps a bit more robust and a bit rougher. Surely a fine dram....both are in fact great. Yes, I totally agree. Both casks are wonderfull. The 3550 is more to my “daily” liking as well. More fruit…and mellower because of the missing woodspices in this one. The 3558 is perhaps a bit more robust and a bit rougher. Surely a fine dram….both are in fact great.

]]> http://www.whiskynotes.be/2009/benriach/benriach-1976-3558-whisky-fair/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Johan Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:10:50 +0000 http://www.whiskynotes.be/?p=2090#comment-701 Ok, the answer is ‘yes’ :-) I understand why you like cask 3558 a little more, it are indeed different whiskies (hurray to maturation!) and have both their own - and great - qualities. It’s just what appeals to you more. Les goûts et les couleurs… For me, the pure fruitiness of 3550 gave it a (very small) benefit over cask 3558, resulting in an opposite scoring. But I can imagine that in another time and place, it could be the other way round. Ok, the answer is ‘yes’
I understand why you like cask 3558 a little more, it are indeed different whiskies (hurray to maturation!) and have both their own – and great – qualities. It’s just what appeals to you more. Les goûts et les couleurs… For me, the pure fruitiness of 3550 gave it a (very small) benefit over cask 3558, resulting in an opposite scoring. But I can imagine that in another time and place, it could be the other way round.

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