1970’s Pernod 78 Proof BenRiach

1970’s Pernod 78 Proof BenRiachPernod is an anise flavored liqueur from France, which lends a licorice y flavor to whatever it's added to. It has a particular afffinity with seafood dishes. Classically used in bouillabaisse and oysters Rockefeller, it's also delicious added to mussel cooking liquid and cream sauces for fish. First Impression: Star anise and mint and a host of other herbs (gentian, vervaine, yarrow). Alcohol in background rather than foreground. Sweetish pastis

Comments: Johnnie Red used to be a big whisky

Grapes showed high concentration and sweetness but relatively low acidity

9% Abv Rare Malts

a little ginger

green apples (cider apples) and touches of grapefruits in the aftertaste

Mouth (neat): Massive

which we believe was produced back in 1995

Feels like 20 years old

In the nose spicy underlaid wild cherry

And a long

Taste: Creamy

a little iodine