Benriach 1980 26 Year Old New Oak Cask

BenRiach Heart of Speyside

People keep describing this as entry level. Well it is as far as the range is concerned, but if you mean you drink this as a new drinker to malt then move on, is just so wrong. This is a great whisky in its own right and do not forget it. I love it in the summer.

Score 79/100

Benriach 1988 Virgin Oak (for Belgium)

Our very own Belgian Malt Maniac Bert Bruyneel selected this cask (bourbon hogshead 4019, bottled in 2008 by Premium Spirits, Belgium, 290 bts). The nose keeps you waiting, but after a bit of patience you’ll get an extraordinary combination of vanilla (lots and lots), baked apples and oak. A lot of grain as well. This is definitely the virgin oak...

Score 86/100

BenRiach 16 Year Old 1999 Oloroso Sherry Puncheon #5043

This BenRiach is part of the Single Cask Release Batch #13. Almost 700 bottles strong, but you know that a sherry puncheon is quite a big cask. The whisky matured for 16 years. The nose is surprisingly green, I must say. The first thing that comes to mind is parsley. Then I get some chemical notes like ecoline (finger paint) or plasticine. Well,...

Score 85/100

Benriach 17 Year Old Septendecim

The latest peated expression from the Benriach is called Septendecim (17 in Latin), and follows the BenRiach tendency to apply Lating names to it’s peated line of malts such as the Authenticus, Curiositas and the Fumosus family. Who says good peated whiskies only comes from Islay? In the past we’ve seen it’s not the case with the BenRiach 21....

Score 85/100