Benriach 1996 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

BenRiach 9 Year Old 2011 Double-V

Coincidentally, the last I tasted from Belgian bottler Double-V was also a BenRiach, one that was matured in a barrel from the craft distillery Koval in Chicago. This new release spent his life on a port barrique and you can immediately tell from the color: amber with a redshine. It was nicknamed 'Starters' because this barrel was the first one...

Score 85/100

BenRiach 21 Year Old Temporis

The Temporis is a peaty version of BenRiach, for which Rachel Barrie selected bourbon barrels, virgin oak, oloroso and PX sherry casks. The nose is very pleasant on all kinds of citrus fruit (oranges and lemons, mostly), almonds, something metallic and molded wood, wrapped in a soft smokiness. This is very pleasant and much better than the older...

Score 86/100

Benriach Solstice 15 Year Old Peated Port Finish

When talking movies, Formula 51 comes to mind. These two have similar kind of qualities and BenRiach seems to have some kind of secret formula for making good whisky. Like the movie, this 2nd edition of Solstice is fresh, sweet, rough, strong and bursting with character. And most of all, it's a substance creating amazing feeling for the users –...

Score 92/100

BenRiach Birnie Moss

Birnie Moss is an intensely peated version of BenRiach, with no age statement. It is very young, around 4 years. Birnie Moss is a peat bog close to the distillery. This was one of the first releases after Billy Walker and his team took over the distillery and was originally only meant for the Spanish market, but by now it is part of their standard...

Score 75/100