BenRiach 33 Year Old 1976 Cask #8795

BenRiach That Boutique-y Whisky Co Benriach / Batch 2

Yesterday I reviewed a couple of Macallans, so I thought I'd stick with the Speyside malt theme. This one is a NAS BenRiach, bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. As the distillery now does their own maltings, the label shows a couple of monkeys turning the barley with their shovels, complaining about needing a massage! Only 58 bottles were...

Score 90/100

BenRiach Heart of Speyside

Since 2004, the BenRiach distillery is owed by a private consortium, that put down casks for maturation in 2004 (so the production was uninterrupted), but they plan to bottle that whisky no sooner than 2016. So everything you taste from this distillery now, was still produced by the previous owners. There are quite a few expressions, as can be...

Score 80/100

Benriach 25 Year Old Authenticus Peated Malt

A few weeks ago The Benriach had announced they are making a few changes to their peated whisky range, and although their production of peated malts is only 12 weeks per year, I do like their peated line very much, and I am not alone, they are very popular, and show another facet of speyside whisky making which involves heavy peat. The Authenticus...

Score 86/100

BenRiach 15 Year Old Tawny Port Finish

Nose starts off absent, after a drop of water or much aeration it becomes eye-wateringly sharp and hot. Medium body, copper coloured. Starts with the oak and sweet port flavours on the tip of the tongue, moving to a smoother chocolate malt and molasses finish.

Score 65/100