The original distillery at Benrinnes was built in 1826 and run as part of a farm by owner Peter Mackenzie. However, the buildings were destroyed in a flood in 1829, just three years into the nascent distillery's life. Rebuilding took place in 1834/5, after which time production has been pretty much constant apart from two short spells of silen ... Read More »
Although few people seem to care much about Benrinnes, this is a distillery capable of great things, as 2009's terrific Special Releases 1985 23yo bottling proved. This is a very affordable bottling of the 1993 vintage from the ever-reliable Gordon & Macphail.
A very interesting dram, the only Speysider to be triple-distilled like a Lowland malt or Irish whiskey, but with a lot more body and character than either of those styles. Impressive stuff. Web-Exclusive Price!
A delicious honeyed, spicy dram of Benrinnes 1991 bottled by our good selves for your delectation. Stands up well on its own, but comes alive with a drop of water.
A 19 year old single cask whisky from Benrinnes bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask range. This was distilled in 1992, shortly after the distillery released their first official bottling, and bottled in 2011.
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Benrinnes is another Diageo distillery of which very little is seen. Most of the malt produced at Benrinnes is used as blend fodder, so it's great to see a debut single cask bottling to sit alongside the Flora & Fauna version and 2009's acclaimed Special Release 23yo.