Description
A 12-year-old Benrinnes single malt distilled in 2004, matured in a first-fill ex-bourbon barrel and bottled as SMWS 36.127, Killer Bee Rum Punch.
Benrinnes
Benrinnes Killer Bee Rum Punch 12 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #36.127, 2004, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 60%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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Average Score
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Overall Rating
83.3/100
Great83.3 / 100
Based on 3 published Maltiply reviews.
- Nose
- Singapore rice noodle dish with sweet water, tiramisu and vanilla cream soda.
- Palate
- Killer bee rum punch with sweet, creamy and dessert-like notes.
- Finish
- Lingering vanilla cream soda and rum-punch sweetness.
Reviews
Rrainy.tram2 Oct
85 / 100
The appeal here is the movement from the nose’s tiramisu and vanilla cream soda into a palate described as killer bee rum punch: sweet, creamy, and firmly dessert-like. I like that the finish stays with vanilla cream soda and rum-punch sweetness rather than shifting into a different register. That gives the whisky a clear, playful direction, though sweetness seems to be the main event throughout.
Nose: Singapore rice noodle dish with sweet water, tiramisu and vanilla cream soda.Palate: Killer bee rum punch with sweet, creamy and dessert-like notes.Finish: Lingering vanilla cream soda and rum-punch sweetness.
CloudberryRadio20 Sept85 / 100
The dessert-like sweetness is the main appeal here, with vanilla cream soda alongside the rum-punch character. It sounds firmly on the rich, sweet side, so it may be less appealing to someone looking for a drier, plainer style.
Nose: Singapore rice noodle dish with sweet water, Tiramisu, Vanilla cream sodaPalate: Killer bee rum punch, Sweet, creamy and dessert-like notesFinish: Lingering vanilla cream soda, Rum-punch sweetness
Hhoneycombwren31 Aug
80 / 100
The rum-punch sweetness sounds appealing, though tea and herbs aren’t the focus here.
Nose: Singapore rice noodle dish, sweet water, tiramisu, vanilla cream sodaPalate: Sweet, creamy rum-punch notes, Dessert-like notesFinish: Lingering vanilla cream soda, Rum-punch sweetness
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LatestSGD 98
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- Region
- Speyside
- Age
- 12 Years
- Vintage
- 2004
- Bottled
- N.A
- ABV
- 60%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Benrinnes
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Bourbon
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
- Peated
- N.A
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 36.127
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- N.A
- Bottle count
- 180
- Has box
- N.A
- Closure
- N.A
- Presentation
- Bottle
- Series highlights
- SMWS Society Cask 36.127
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Singapore rice noodle dish with sweet water, tiramisu and vanilla cream soda.
- Palate
- Killer bee rum punch with sweet, creamy and dessert-like notes.
- Finish
- Lingering vanilla cream soda and rum-punch sweetness.