Benriach – 1990 33 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Finish, Murray McDavid Mission Gold (70cl, 42.1%)

This is a single cask Benriach from Speyside, distilled in 1990 and bottled by Murray McDavid in 2024 at 33 years old. It spent 31 years in American oak before a two-year finish in a Pedro Ximénez sherry barrique. It comes from the Mission Gold series, with 280 bottles filled at 42.1%. It is non-chill-filtered and has no added colour. The malt is unpeated, with fruit, buttery pastry and sweet spice. The sherry finish adds raisin and nut notes. On the nose there are pear, baked apple and candied nuts. The palate is oily and velvety, with buttery shortbread and rich baking spices. The long finish keeps sweet spice and chilli chocolate.