Benrinnes 10 Year Old 1997 Provenance Douglas Laing

Benrinnes SMWS 36.58 - Chilli porridge sprinkled with flowers

Benrinnes in Aberlour has gone through many changes since the original distillery was founded in 1826. Firstly, in 1829, it was swept away in a flood. In 1834 a new distillery (the Lyne of Ruthrie) was built a few miles away. A bad fire occured in 1896; then completely rebuilt in the 1950s. Interestingly, with its six stills, it does a partial...

Score 83/100

Benrinnes 11 Year Old 2008 Wee Brother Na Bràithrean

Na Bràithrean (say ‘na-brah-rin’) means ‘the brothers’ in Gaelic. You’ve guessed it: this new independent bottler was founded in 2019 by two brother: Andy and Brendan. But they take it to the next level! There releases will also be brothers, meaning they will release them in duos: two whisky’s from the same distillery, same vintage, but from...

Score 87/100

Benrinnes 25 Year Old 1996 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask

Celebration of the Cask is a series by Carn Mor, the label of Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, in which they – as the name suggests – bottle delicious single casks that contain exclusive malts. For example, there is currently a Benrinnes in my glass that was distilled in 1996 and was allowed to rest on a sherry butt for a quarter of a century....

Score 89/100

Benrinnes Master of Malt 14 yo Single Cask

Single casks come and go, and they are oh so limited. That’s their allure on the one hand, and that’s also the downer. If a cask is good, it flies of the shelves faster than lightning (literally). That was exactly what happened with this wee 14 year old BenRinnes. I got the sample from MOM (Ta muchly!) the same day as the 2 springers I’ve written...

Score 92/100