Benriach 1992 19 Year Old Tawny Port Finish

BenRiach 1984 27 Year Old Single Cask Peated Tawny Port Finish

BenRiach has a staggering number of single cask releases. This particular one is very interesting: peated malt distilled on Oct 10 1984, then matured for 27 years, first in hogshead #4050 then finished in a tawny port cask, yielding in 2012 283 bottles. This comes from their ninth batch of limited releases. It is non-coloured and...

Score 95/100

BenRiach 29 Year Old 1983 for Asta Morris

Asta Morris, Flemish for ‘if it is only just that’, is the by now almost legendary label of Bert Bruyneel. He has bottled excellent whiskies that are getting rave reviews, but his single cask BenRiach bottles are his most famous. Remember the 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1979. This are all 90+ whiskies. So whenever Asta Morris returns with a single cask,...

Score 91/100

Benriach 20 Year Old

We’re climbing the age ramp , and after having 16,17 year olds, we’ve reached the more mature 20 and 21 year old (next post). For a 20 year old whisky , this one is well priced at around £51, yet the 43% is a bit disappointing. why not up the ante and go with 46%? this is clearly not an entry level whisky… The BenrRiach 20 yo , 43% ABV , £51 Nose:...

Score 87/100

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