BenRiach 20 Year Old 1990 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

BenRiach Benriach 35yo

This 35yo Benriach was released back in 2014 in order to replace the 30 yo expression, it is made up off whisky from the 70’s when the distillery was still owned by Glenlivet. The distillery was built back in 1898 by John Duff, and only produced spirit for 2 years before shutting doors for 65 years. During this period though sister distillery...

Score 90/100

BenRiach 31 Year Old 1979 Peated

There are quite a few peated BenRiach out there already. Think Curiositas or Fumosus. Or even the Solstice, for that matter. And then there are also the single casks. This is one of them, from 1979, bottled in 2011 after 31 long years. Ooh, wonderful nose. Very fruity, almost tropical, but wrapped in a smoky blanket. The peat is far from dominant,...

Score 89/100

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 20 Year Old

The BenRiach 20 was one of the first single malts I had ever purchased in my life - thanks to an overly eager salesperson. And I remember absolutely hating it! It tasted so vile I never wanted to see another BenRiach again in my life. So it was with a sense of trepidation that three years later I decided to re-visit the same bottle and see if my...

Score 82/100