Benriach 1990 19 Year Old Cask# 970

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 Solstice 15 Year Old Peated Port Finish

When talking movies, Formula 51 comes to mind. These two have similar kind of qualities and BenRiach seems to have some kind of secret formula for making good whisky. Like the movie, this 2nd edition of Solstice is fresh, sweet, rough, strong and bursting with character. And most of all, it's a substance creating amazing feeling for the users –...

Score 92/100

Benriach 12 Year Old Heredotus Fumosus Pedro Ximinez Peated

Color : Gold. (no color was added, no caramel) Nose: Are we in Speyside or in Islay !? Had you given me the nose sans telling me it’s BenRiach, i would opt for the latter. What a nose! Loads of peat, sweet peat. Who said sherry and peat don’t mix well (hint : Jim Murray. – so what!). this is a wonderful nose my friends. I just love it. peat ,...

Score 85/100

BenRiach That Boutique-y Whisky Co Benriach / Batch 2

Yesterday I reviewed a couple of Macallans, so I thought I'd stick with the Speyside malt theme. This one is a NAS BenRiach, bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. As the distillery now does their own maltings, the label shows a couple of monkeys turning the barley with their shovels, complaining about needing a massage! Only 58 bottles were...

Score 90/100