Benriach 1985 26 Year Old Peated PX Sherry Finish

Benriach 16 Year Old

This expression, like the entry malt Heart of Speyside from BenRiach distillery, was launched in august 2004 for the first time. The nose if fresh, lots of grain, no so much fruit. But it’s not quite as outspoken as the Heart of Speyside. Rather closed, in my opinion. I get hazelnuts, toasted bread with vanilla and a layer of honey. On the palate...

Score 81/100

Benriach 16 Year Old

Benriach is an absolutely wonderful independent distillery with an extensive and somewhat experimental range of whiskies. I particularly love their sherry-influenced releases, but what about their core range? I find this distillery flourishes when offering ‘finished’ whiskies, but the core range can often come off as bland or uneventful by...

Score 79/100

Benriach 25 Year Old Authenticus Peated Malt

A few weeks ago The Benriach had announced they are making a few changes to their peated whisky range, and although their production of peated malts is only 12 weeks per year, I do like their peated line very much, and I am not alone, they are very popular, and show another facet of speyside whisky making which involves heavy peat. The Authenticus...

Score 86/100

Benriach 21 Year Old Authenticus Peated Malt

Authenticus represented Scotland in our Whisky World Cup and did them proud by winning, although it was close. Tasting was blind, our combined notes are below. Nose: Over-ripe grape, tropical fruit, iodine, slight sweaty. Taste: Smoky bacon, fabulously integrated peat and fruit, raw peppermint leaves. Finish: Blackcurrant, constant but faint peat,...

Score 90/100