Benrinnes 1975 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Benrinnes 20 Year Old 1997 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

This Benrinnes appeared on the market last year, bottled by The Nectar of the Daily Drams, and is already being considered something of a legendary release. Let’s find out what the fuss is all about. The color – as dark as cola – is very exciting. Ooh, I have only just put my nose in the glass and know what the fuss is all about, for this is a...

Score 89/100

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 17 Year Old 1979 Scott’s Selection

The distillery, founded in 1826, takes her name from the Ben Rinnes, a mountain of 840 meters height. But in the Great Speyside Floods of 1829 it was washed away, so had to be rebuilt completely. The current distillery dates back to 1835. We’ll try an auldie from Scott’s Selection, that was distilled in 1979 but by now has spent more time in the...

Score 86/100

Benrinnes 15 Years Darkness PX

Master of Malt, apart from being a fine whisky shop, are quite accomplished independent bottlers too. I've tried a number of their offerings and they seldom disappoint. With Darkness! they've decided to do something quite bold. Taking existing spirit from different distilleries they subject it to 3 months in 50 liter casks previously filled with...

Score 93/100