Benriach 1984 22 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

Benriach 17 Year Old Solstice 2 Peated Port Finish

I opened this one up about a year and a half ago after reading some good reviews about the First Edition and I wasn't too impressed. It was decent enough, mind you. But I'm always looking for something spectacular. Maybe that's my fault. Of late I've got into the habit of re-visiting bottles I opened up a while ago and did not really fall in love....

Score 87/100

Benriach 17 Year Old Septendecim

The latest peated expression from the Benriach is called Septendecim (17 in Latin), and follows the BenRiach tendency to apply Lating names to it’s peated line of malts such as the Authenticus, Curiositas and the Fumosus family. Who says good peated whiskies only comes from Islay? In the past we’ve seen it’s not the case with the BenRiach 21....

Score 85/100

Benriach 16 Year Old

This one is the older brother of the 12 yo I wrote about earlier this week, let’s see what we’re in for after an additional 4 years of maturation. The BenRiach 16 yo, 40% ABV , £36 Nose: The nose on this one is spicier than the 12 yo. Starting on candied Ginger, a bit of exotic fruit (papaya, sun-dried banana) , marzipan and creamy rice pudding....

Score 84/100

BenRiach 22 Year Old 1990 Tawny Port Finish

This BenRiach 1990 was launched last year in Batch 9 of their yearly single cask releases. It matured on a port pipe, which explains the wonderful amber hue. The nose transports me back to my summer holiday in the Calvados region. The nose is packed with apples and pear, just like I experienced on the Calvados Domfrontais (which, in the case of...

Score 83/100