Benriach 1976 33 Year Old Cask #3558 OB

Benriach 15 Year Old PX Sherry Wood Finish

Benraich seem to be specialising in these cask finishes expressions these days, with dozens to choose from at various ages. This one comes highly recommended by Jim Murray, but that can be a mixed blessing... The marriage of Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, a very sweet concentrated sherry, with quite a light spirit is always likely to be won by the...

Score 90/100

BenRiach 1985 26 Year Old Single Cask

A couple of weeks ago I had a little gathering at my place (well, maybe not so little). @thecyclingyogi was kind enough to bring this single cask BenRiach. Distilled from peated malt in 1985, it was poured into Cask No. 7190, which previously held Pedro Ximenez sherry. 26 years later, in July 2012, it yielded only 211 bottles. As with all BenRiach...

Score 96/100

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

Let's be honest, we judge Whisky on quality, flavour, nose, taste, finish....and price. Whilst price is not as important sometimes I find a bottle that belies its price. This one cost only £29 and punches well above its weight. The colour gives away the fact that that is has been finished in Pedro Ximinez casks. The nose is sweet fruity, peat, and...

Score 88/100

Benriach Curiositas 10 Year Old Peated

I’ve sampled a few malts from the BenRiach range at different Whisky shows, however I’ve never actually bought a bottle for myself to drink. I thought I would change that fact when I saw a bottle of Curiositas at a fairly decent price. It’s a peated whisky, and as BenRiach have a tendency to do with a lot of their peated malts it has been given a...

Score 86/100