Benrinnes 14 Year Old 1998 cask 9631 Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)

Benrinnes 15 Year Old 2005 Single Cask Seasons

The Single Cask Seasons is a special series by Signatory Vintage. This is their ‘spring 2020’ release, a 15 years old Benrinnes that was finished on a sherry butt. It was bottled especially for the German company Kirsch Import. Pleasant nose on apples, pears, raisins and blackberries, even though the delicious fruit is immediately overpowered by...

Score 86/100

Benrinnes Dun Bheagan - 14 Year Old (1994)

Being in my local pub I knew it was that time. The time to taste a new scotch. On previous visits to the pub I've tasted some Black Bottle, Glenlivet 12y and Oban 14y. The nose of the Dun Bheagan was something complety different from those ones. The nose was not shrill as the other ones but light and fruity, I'd say it has a similar nose as some...

Score 85/100

Benrinnes 23 Year Old 1985

Benrinnes is a whisky you don’t see very often. It is one of those anonymous work horses for Diageo that produces bulk malts for blends like Johnnie Walker, J&B, Crawfords and the like. There are just a few official bottlings and this is one of them. It hit the shelves in 2009 as part of Diageo’s yearly Special Release and matured on sherry...

Score 86/100

Benrinnes 21 Year Old 1992 Diageo Special Releases

I confess, I have a soft spot for the Diageo Special Releases, even more so in these last few years. Because of some more disposable income, I can afford one of those now and again. But I did not buy this one, no, it was a sample given to me by my friend Bart A who also goes by the handle Foamy. Thanks, buddy! A creamy nose that bursts with...

Score 87/100