BenRiach has launched two new limited edition expressions from its Speyside distillery – BenRiach Moscatel Wood Finish and BenRiach Gaja Barolo Wood Finish.
 
It has released just 300 cases of each.
 
Both have been finished in wine barrels and during maturation the whisky interacts with the oak wood, deriving a number of distinctive flavours and aromas.
 
Both are non-chill filtered, of natural colour and are bottled at 46% volume.
 
For its second period of maturation, the Moscatel Wood Finish is finished in wine barrels sourced from Portugal while the Gaja Barolo matures in barrels from the Barolo wine production area in Italy’s Piedmont region.
 
Regional Sales Director Alistair Walker said: “These are superlative malts in the classic BenRiach style.
 
“The respective tastes are truly sublime. The Moscatel is lusciously full-flavoured, delivering super rich chocolate and date pudding and the Gaja Barolo has a real dessert-style quality from which flavours of stewed plums and damson jam emerge. These are two special malts to be savoured slowly this winter.”
 
For more information please call 01324 682220 or email info@benriachdistillery.co.uk
 
ends                           19 November 2009
 
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