Benrinnes 1984 Berry Brothers & Rudd

Benrinnes 1996, 18 years Carn Mor Strictly Limited

Another in Diageo's stable of ugly stepchildren distilleries, with the likes of Dailuaine, Blair Athol, Teaninich and up to recently Mortlach which got to finally graduate from the class. Of note is the use of house malted barley from a Saladin box installed from 1964 to 1984 at which point malt was brought in rather than handled on site. A kind...

Score 86/100

Benrinnes 21 Year Old 1995 Signatory for The Nectar

Belgian importer The Nectar regularly selects beautiful single casks. This is one of those from the lesser known Speysider Benrinnes, which appeared in Signatory’s Un-Chillfiltered series, but at cask strength. Oh! Yes! This nose is classic Benrinnes (very fruity, medium sweet, mildly drying oak), but with benefits in the guise of pencil shavings,...

Score 87/100

Benrinnes Thompson Brothers 11 Year Old

I brought this bottle via ballot in feb this year for the very reasonable price of £45. In the photo it is the bottle on the right with a bird on the label (it is a capercaillie, which is a reference to the Diageo flora and fauna Benrinnes which has a capercaille on the bottle). This is my second experience with Benrinnes. the first bottle I had...

Score 85/100

Benrinnes 15 Year Old

The Benrinnes 15yo Flora & Fauna from Diageo is a very fine whisky indeed. Tripple distilled, this whisky is silky smooth, sweet and exotic. Benrinnes is a very classy whisky and takes a lot of beating. One drawback is the sulphur you may detect on the palate from the first glass. But after a while, when the level in the bottle drops the...

Score 90/100