Benriach 1994 10 Year Old Heavily Peated Signatory

BenRiach ‘Generations’ 1988 Gaja barolo Cask #4423 (Singapore)

Nose: A bit of apple cider on the nose which does not stay a long time… better give this one a little time to breath as we call it. ,On second wave come some dried figs cherubs and spice. then a lot of fig jam on buttered bread and some dough and vanilla. Palate: Dried fruit compote. Winey tannins Sweet juices juxtaposed by espresso and dark...

Score 90/100

Benriach 12 Year Old Sherry Wood

Convergences. Gotta love 'em. In this case, great reviews, an attractive profile, and an astonishingly fair price from our local population-fleecing institution (the LCBO), converged to compel the purchase of this fine whisky. Without hyperbole, my favourite sherry matured whisky to date (or a close tie, at least, with Glenfarclas 17). Nose: very...

Score 90/100

Benriach 21 Year Old Authenticus Peated Malt

BenRiach Authenticus 21 yo is a peated and non-chill-filtered malt. My thanks to @Nock for the reviewed sample Nose: elegant mostly sweet peat greets the nose first, then integrates very nicely with a lovely barley which shows the refinement of advanced aging. Is there wine cask influence here? Could well be some, but if so it is light and...

Score 88/100

Benriach 20 Year Old

Having already tried the ‘Heart of Speyside,’ the 12, and the 16, it’s only natural that I move on to the 20 year old. True to form, the 20 keeps the core range’s tradition of playing it safe in terms of flavour profiles. Is it bigger and better than its tasty, albeit average counterparts? Let’s see. Nose: Light fruits come first. Fresh pears and...

Score 83/100