Benriach 1966 38 Year Old

BenRiach 1996 (Caskstrength.net) - Master of Malt

Nose: Ohhh. What a sweet sweet entry. With loads of sweetness: sugar, vanilla , fresh young oak , bourbon style. Then gets more fruity as in dried sultanas , black currant, raisins, spices. A whiff of smoke amidst all this fruity sweetness. Strawberry yogurt. with dried fig jam. With some leather. Palate: Starts fruity with the raisin and berries,...

Score 90/100

Benriach 25 Year Old Authenticus Peated Malt

BenRiach and I did not have a very good first meeting. A Duty Free salesman decided to off-load a 20 year onto me back when I did not know my peat from my feet. And let me tell you that was a vile drink. The oak had inflicted so much damage it was literally undrinkable. But this is not a BenRiach bash. Quite the opposite actually. After a brief...

Score 93/100

BenRiach Horizons 12 Year Old , triple distilled

Today’s dram is the Benriach Horizons 12. What’s so unique about it is that it’s distilled three times as opposed to most single malts which are distilled twice (or 2.5 times like in Springbank). Will be interesting to see how the third distillation affects the liquid. One thing I do like about this one and many young Benriachs is that it’s...

Score 82/100

BenRiach New Make Spirit

Clearac, British Plain Spirit, New Make, White Dog. Whatever name you want to give it, this came straight from the BenRiach stills at 68% and thus has not been influenced by any oak. Embryonic whisky, so to speak. Having a soft spot for new make, I was very happy with this sample that was brought back from the distillery by my good friend Jan VC....

Score 80/100