Nose: 23 creaky old leather and dusty libraries… I feel quite at home; some spiced up juicy dates, too;
Taste: an engrossing experience: the grape is almost as fresh as it must have been way back in the days when Abba were topping the charts. The inevitable spices hold firm, setting into a rich fudge and mocha middle;
Finish: some vanillas and tannins peel off from the grape and it is the popping vanilla pods which have the very last say; Balance: it is impossible to ask any more of an old sherry cask from Benriach than this: quite magnificent.
— Jim Murrays – 2013 Whisky Bible.