Benriach 1984 27 Year Old Peated PX Sherry Cask #1052

BenRiach 32 Year Old 1979 Asta Morris

The newest Asta Morris bottling is a 32 Year Old BenRiach from 1979, which was recently presented at a tasting that I attended. Due to a heavy cold, all I could do was put it in a sample and take it home with me. Today, I put it H2H with the 34 Year Old from 1977, which was released only a few months prior. The nose is a lot more complex than the...

Score 92/100

BenRiach New Make Spirit

Clearac, British Plain Spirit, New Make, White Dog. Whatever name you want to give it, this came straight from the BenRiach stills at 68% and thus has not been influenced by any oak. Embryonic whisky, so to speak. Having a soft spot for new make, I was very happy with this sample that was brought back from the distillery by my good friend Jan VC....

Score 80/100

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

Benriach Curiositas 10 Year Old Peated

This one is light in color and the tears in the glass will keep you occupied for several minutes. Nice. The nose is all about peat, iodine, paint thinner (55 ppm). Upon the second whiff it even made me think about charcoal or baked bacon (er...). Upon the third whiff I detected some flowery elements in the background. But the peat overwhelms the...

Score 74/100