Benrinnes 14 Year Old 1997 NC2 Duncan Taylor

Benrinnes 20 Year Old 1997 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

This Benrinnes appeared on the market last year, bottled by The Nectar of the Daily Drams, and is already being considered something of a legendary release. Let’s find out what the fuss is all about. The color – as dark as cola – is very exciting. Ooh, I have only just put my nose in the glass and know what the fuss is all about, for this is a...

Score 89/100

Benrinnes 17 Year Old Maltman

Benrinnes is one of the few distilleries to use worm tubs instead of the more common condensors. This makes, dixit Diageo, for a unique character. The lion’s share of the 2,5 million liters produced every year, disappears into their blends Johnnie Walker, J&B and Crawford’s. The Meadowside Blending Company from Andy Hart, was able to put their...

Score 81/100

Benrinnes 11 Year Old 2008 Big Brother Na Bràithrean

Na Bràithrean (say ‘na-brah-rin’) means ‘the brothers’ in Gaelic. You’ve guessed it: this new independent bottler was founded in 2019 by two brother: Andy and Brendan. But they take it to the next level! There releases will also be brothers, meaning they will release them in duos: two whisky’s from the same distillery, same vintage, but from...

Score 86/100

Benrinnes Dun Bheagan - 14 Year Old (1994)

Being in my local pub I knew it was that time. The time to taste a new scotch. On previous visits to the pub I've tasted some Black Bottle, Glenlivet 12y and Oban 14y. The nose of the Dun Bheagan was something complety different from those ones. The nose was not shrill as the other ones but light and fruity, I'd say it has a similar nose as some...

Score 85/100