Benriach 1990 18 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

BenRiach 1985 26 Year Old Single Cask

A couple of weeks ago I had a little gathering at my place (well, maybe not so little). @thecyclingyogi was kind enough to bring this single cask BenRiach. Distilled from peated malt in 1985, it was poured into Cask No. 7190, which previously held Pedro Ximenez sherry. 26 years later, in July 2012, it yielded only 211 bottles. As with all BenRiach...

Score 96/100

BenRiach 26 Year Old 1984 Peated / Virgin American Oak Finish

I recently tasted a 22 Year Old and 32 Year Old Benriach that were finished on new, so-called virgin, American oak. This is somewhere in between with its 26 years of age, but has an added twist: it is a peated BenRiach. The bronze color could fool you into believing this was a sherry cask, but like Obi-Wan Kenobi told Luke Skywalker: ‘Do not trust...

Score 83/100

BenRiach 1984 27 Year Old Single Cask Peated Tawny Port Finish

BenRiach has a staggering number of single cask releases. This particular one is very interesting: peated malt distilled on Oct 10 1984, then matured for 27 years, first in hogshead #4050 then finished in a tawny port cask, yielding in 2012 283 bottles. This comes from their ninth batch of limited releases. It is non-coloured and...

Score 95/100

BenRiach The Smoky Twelve

The new core range of BenRiach consists of a 10 and 12 years old, both unpeated and peated. The fun part is the fact that all four expressions are made up of different cask types. That makes it quite interesting in my book. This Smoky Twelve is a vatting of bourbon and sherry casks, but also Marsala wine casks. Intriguing, no? Must be nice for Dr...

Score 85/100