BenRiach reviews

The Flemish bottler Asta Morris selected this BenRiach for TastToe Two, a whisky retailer in Wondergel (Belgium). I visited the shop a few months ago. Quite a nice selection, and this bottling certainly…

This BenRiach is part of the Batch 10 single cask releases from earlier this year, distilled in 1992, bottled this summer. It got a finish from the king of sherry, meaning PX. The cask strength and the…

I debated with myself (it was a sight to behold, belief me) whether or not I would write this tasting note. After all, I had no references. It was a cask sample that was given to me by a friend, whisky…

Whisky from before I was born has a magical attraction which I just cannot resist, when I get the chance to try a sample. This BenRiach was distilled in 1968. The refill sherry cask was filled in 2006…

This BenRiach 1990 was launched last year in Batch 9 of their yearly single cask releases. It matured on a port pipe, which explains the wonderful amber hue. The nose transports me back to my summer…

Batch 10 of BenRiach’s single cask releases contains no less than 12 single casks, varying in age from 8 to 37 years and almost as many different types of casks and finishes. I will try the youngest in…

There are quite a few peated BenRiach out there already. Think Curiositas or Fumosus. Or even the Solstice, for that matter. And then there are also the single casks. This is one of them, from 1979,…

Clearac, British Plain Spirit, New Make, White Dog. Whatever name you want to give it, this came straight from the BenRiach stills at 68% and thus has not been influenced by any oak. Embryonic whisky,…

This BenRiach was selected by David Stirk, the man behind the Creative Whisky Company. It is a single cask that was cut to the drinking strength of 45%. I got the bottle as a gift from my Dutch buddy…

I bought this bottle from Binny’s in September of 2010 after first trying a BenRiach 50mL tasting. Since then I have bought two other batches of Curiositas neither of which where as good as this one. If…