Benriach 1976 28 Year Old

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

Nose: medicinal peat strikes right away, but it is followed by intense sweetness from the sherry casks. Smoldering bonfires and sweet dark fruit syrup. Quite lovely. Taste: those tingling peat notes dance around the palate, followed by an ashen smokiness. Could easily be mistaken for an Islay. But then there is the sweetness of black cherry...

Score 92/100

Benriach 15 Year Old Dark Rum Wood Finish

This BenRiach was matured in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in ex-dark rum barrels from Jamaica. It was released in November 2006 as part of the first BenRiach “Wood Finish Series”. The nose is light and floral. Notes of apples and banana come first, followed by cereal and vanilla flavours. Interestingly, I did not get any rum flavours....

Score 80/100

BenRiach 25 Year Old 1996 Liquid Treasures

A BenRiach of a quarter of a century old, that's something I will take my time for. Liquid Treasures bottled these in their so-called 'Retro Series', with matching retro label. It is a single hogshead that yielded 246 bottles, although dropped (or reduced?) to 45.6%. Light and summery nose on all kinds of yellow fruit with a cartload of vanilla,...

Score 85/100

BenRiach 22 Year Old 1990 Tawny Port Finish

This BenRiach 1990 was launched last year in Batch 9 of their yearly single cask releases. It matured on a port pipe, which explains the wonderful amber hue. The nose transports me back to my summer holiday in the Calvados region. The nose is packed with apples and pear, just like I experienced on the Calvados Domfrontais (which, in the case of...

Score 83/100