Benriach 1989 22 Year Old Virgin Oak Finish

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

When it works, it works. I mean the combination of sherry and peat, of course. I enjoy this admixture, especially when both profiles compliment rather than combat or cancel one another. Nose: sweet red fruit encasing rich fat peat. Wisps of sweet smoke, clove, and cinnamon. Palate: rich, sweet, red fruit arrival with a spice and fat peat...

Score 89/100

Benriach 15 Year Old Madeira Wood Finish

Slightly complex but the flavour profiles aren't my favourite. The nose starts off strong with notes of oil, iodine and pine. Through those strong scents are the sweetness of toffee and slight orange citrus. The taste comes in thick and strong moving towards oak, pine and a slight peat taste. Not the most complex, but definitely earthy and woody....

Score 74/100

BenRiach Benriach cask 7759 17 YO Triple Distilled PX Puncheon

A blind sample obtained in a trade with a fellow Canadian IG user. My first taste done blind I was then made aware of the contents, I had one more crack at it after that. This is from the 2016 single cask series, I believe this was purchased at the LCBO, it was the series with the navy blue labels. Cask 7759 Triple distilled on 27/05/98 bottled...

Score 83/100

Benriach 17 Year Old Septendecim

The latest peated expression from the Benriach is called Septendecim (17 in Latin), and follows the BenRiach tendency to apply Lating names to it’s peated line of malts such as the Authenticus, Curiositas and the Fumosus family. Who says good peated whiskies only comes from Islay? In the past we’ve seen it’s not the case with the BenRiach 21....

Score 85/100