Benriach Single Malt Whisky

A continuation of the ideas started in Curiositas, Benriach Authenticus is a big smoky whisky from this Speyside distillery that delights ein experimentation.

A 25 year old from Speyside's Benriach, made using their peated spirit and sat at the top end of the age range for their peated whisky. This is the follow-up to the much-vaunted Authenticus 21yo and is claimed by the producers to show herb, honey and tropical fruit flavours alongside the smoke.

A 1977 vintage single cask Benriach from independent bottler Adephi. A deeply coloured 34 year old, suggesting that the single cask probably used to hold sherry.

A full strength 1978 single cask Benriach, finished in a brand new virgin American oak hogshead. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.

A 1977 vintage whisky from Benriach, part of their 2011 Limited Release range, the 8th that they've done. Distilled the year before the distiller was taken over by Seagrams and matured for 34 years, including a period of time finishing in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask. The finish has added a nice bit of a sherry edge, but without overpowering the flavours from the initial maturation to give a great fruit and nut combination.

An interesting whisky from Benriach distillery. Distilled in 1977 and aged for 34 years, this whisky has been finished in a Rioja Wine barrel. The wine finish has given the whisky a subtle, grape-y (it's a word!) flavour.
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A 1977 vintage whisky from Benraich distillery. This has been aged for 34 years, including a term of finishing in a Sauternes Wine barrel. This period of finishing has imparted a number of fruity characteristics, most notably pears and apricots.
This is limited to ONE BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER

This whisky was distilled in 1976 and has spent 35 long years aging in an oak butt. This limited release is bottled at cask strength and is said to taste of "Lashings of raisins and sultanas, dancing with spices, pineapples and cedar wood".

A peated release of Benriach whisky. Distilled in 1976 and aged for 35 years in a Hogshead. Benriach describe the whisky as having "Mellow peat smoke with a barley and leather front".

A 1976 Benriach which has been aged for 35 years including finishing in a Pedro Ximenez barrel. Expect some fruity notes from this one, it's colour indicates more than a hint of sherry influence.

A very old Benriach bottled by Signatory for their Cask Strength collection, this 42 year-old is from the 1966 vintage and has been bottled at natural cask strength of 43.9%.

A single first fill American hogshead of very old Benriach, distilled in 1966 and bottled in late 2010 by Gordon & Macphail for their Private Collection series.
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A 1968 vintage Benriach, bottled in mid 2006 by the distillery. Back in '68 the distillery had only been open again for three years, having been previously mothballed in 1903.