Benriach 1975 28 Year Old Sherry Signatory

Benriach 15 Year Old Dark Rum Wood Finish

I can almost feel the dreadlocks seeping out of the top of my head when I drink this, the dark rum barrel used for creating this whisky has worked wonders both on the nose and the old taste buds. This doesn't taste like rum as such but has some wonderful sugary, banana, toffee aromas which make me think back to walking along a Carabbean beach as...

Score 80/100

BenRiach 14 Year Old 2008 Art Malts

Art Malts, aka my good friend Steven Ver Eecke, does it again... only 36 bottles of this 14-year-old BenRiach saw the light of day. And will you look at that color! This is from a bourbon barrel, mind you. Amazing. I got to taste it in preview at the cozy festival When Whisky Meats BBQ (no typo). I hurried to order it. Enjoy! Chewing tobacco,...

Score 87/100

Benriach 25 Year Old Authenticus Peated Malt

BenRiach and I did not have a very good first meeting. A Duty Free salesman decided to off-load a 20 year onto me back when I did not know my peat from my feet. And let me tell you that was a vile drink. The oak had inflicted so much damage it was literally undrinkable. But this is not a BenRiach bash. Quite the opposite actually. After a brief...

Score 93/100

Benriach 15 Year Old PX Sherry Wood Finish

Benraich seem to be specialising in these cask finishes expressions these days, with dozens to choose from at various ages. This one comes highly recommended by Jim Murray, but that can be a mixed blessing... The marriage of Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, a very sweet concentrated sherry, with quite a light spirit is always likely to be won by the...

Score 90/100