Benriach 25 Year Old Authenticus

BenRiach 1994 Virgin Oak Single Cask

It takes a while to get over a bad initial meeting that can, literally, leave a bad taste in your mouth. For those of you read my reviews you probably know that my first encounter with a BenRiach was with a terrible 20 year old. I can still recall the acrid taste in my mouth as I sipped it for the first time. I vowed never to try another BenRiach...

Score 93/100

Benriach 20 Year Old

The BenRiach 20 was one of the first single malts I had ever purchased in my life - thanks to an overly eager salesperson. And I remember absolutely hating it! It tasted so vile I never wanted to see another BenRiach again in my life. So it was with a sense of trepidation that three years later I decided to re-visit the same bottle and see if my...

Score 82/100

BenRiach Benriach single cask batch 14 vintage 2008 Peated Marsala cask #7880

Nose: Sweet stewed fruit in syrup, earthy peat, but quite soft, with a nice sweet smoky edge. burnt leaves, quite earthy in a way and also dusty. not your everyday Marsala cask, but lovely. more fruit return on the 2nd wave of aromas. quite restrained for the ABV. Palate: Sweet fruity start, with a woody backbone, which adds bitterness to balance...

Score 88/100

BenRiach 32 Year Old 1978 for Asta Morris

Bert Bruyneel is not just an ex-Malt Maniac and ex-BenRiach collector, of course. Since a few months, he runs his own label ‘Asta Morris’ under which he has bottled quite a few gems already. The first BenRiach for Asta Morris was the 35 Year Old from 1975, which was bulls eye in every possible meaning. Let’s see what he’s bottled for us now. Damn,...

Score 93/100