Benrinnes 28 Year Old 1984 Celebration of the Cask Carn Mor

Benrinnes 1978/1995 G&M Centenary Reserve

From Gordon&Macphail’s 1995 centennial celebrations comes our first entry for Benrinnes, a vintage release from 1978. Who on the bottling line would have thought it would take another two decades before someone finally tasted this one?? --- Description: distilled in 1978, matured for 17 years and bottled at 40.0% ABV in 1995 for G&M’s...

Score 81/100

Benrinnes 21 Year Old 1992 Diageo Special Releases

I confess, I have a soft spot for the Diageo Special Releases, even more so in these last few years. Because of some more disposable income, I can afford one of those now and again. But I did not buy this one, no, it was a sample given to me by my friend Bart A who also goes by the handle Foamy. Thanks, buddy! A creamy nose that bursts with...

Score 87/100

Benrinnes 17 Year Old 1979 Scott’s Selection

The distillery, founded in 1826, takes her name from the Ben Rinnes, a mountain of 840 meters height. But in the Great Speyside Floods of 1829 it was washed away, so had to be rebuilt completely. The current distillery dates back to 1835. We’ll try an auldie from Scott’s Selection, that was distilled in 1979 but by now has spent more time in the...

Score 86/100

Benrinnes 17 Year Old 1997 Adelphi

In 1896 Benrinnes was ravaged by a great fire and the owners needed some serious reconstruction to get it up and running again. In 1956 it was renovated anew and in 1964 the malt floor was replaced by a Saladin Box – which in turn was retired in 1984. Today about 95% of the production goes to the blenders – Johnnie Walker is the biggest client –...

Score 86/100