Benrinnes 1985 23 Year Old Sherry Cask

Benrinnes 1996, 18 years Carn Mor Strictly Limited

Another in Diageo's stable of ugly stepchildren distilleries, with the likes of Dailuaine, Blair Athol, Teaninich and up to recently Mortlach which got to finally graduate from the class. Of note is the use of house malted barley from a Saladin box installed from 1964 to 1984 at which point malt was brought in rather than handled on site. A kind...

Score 86/100

Benrinnes 1974, 21 years Signatory Vintage

Thanks to the generosity of a fellow Connosr member @fiddich1980 I was able to obtain this sample a couple of years ago. It's not often one gets to try a whisky from 70's vintage and I'm glad to get another crack at it. This would have been distilled using barley malted on site and also the year which they switched to partial triple-distillation...

Score 93/100

Stronachie 12 Year Old

On the nose I got orange creamsicle dipped in rum. Other fruity notes of raisins and pears swirled around the glass. There was a very slight hint of peat smoke, a moderate presence of butterscotch, a hint of Band-Aids, and rubbing alcohol. The whiskey was not very bold on the palate, but sweet and smooth with some more butterscotch. This reminded...

Score 75/100

Benrinnes That Boutique-y Whisky Company Benrinnes Batch 2

I'm lucky enough to work for a beer importing company that understands that good beers cost more, so they import boutiquey beers. They cost more, but they're worth it. A while back we started selling whisky through one of our local shops, the selection left entirely in my hands. So I chose whiskies for our shops and it was a huge success, crazy...

Score 89/100