We visited the InterWhisky in Frankfurt on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th November. Beside taking tasting notes from one stand to another we attended two Master Classes held by Alistair Walker (Sales and Marketing Director BenRiach): The wood finishes of GlenDronach and the special bottlings of BenRiach.

Alistair is a funny guy with a lot of passion in what he does. We had good laugh during the classes, had drams of fantastic whiskies and got a lot of information on BenRiach and GlenDronach. Here we found our personal “Christmas whisky”: The BenRiach 15yo Madeira Wood Finish. Nose: lot of vanilla, melon and peaches. Mouth: fruity, hazelnut and madeira. Great whisky for this years festive season.  From the Old & Rare range we’ve to recommend the following stars: Highland Park Bicentenary 1977 Vintage Repatriation, The Macallan 30yo and Laphroaig 25yo.

Talking recommendations, our top five of this years InterWhisky are:

Bunnahabhain 16yo Manzanilla Sherry Wood Finish
BenRiach 15yo Madeira Wood Finish
Ballechin #5 Marsala Matured
GlenDronach 14yo Sauternes Finish
Connemara Turf Mor – peaty Irish Whisky, which is actually just coming out on January

Best wishes from Germany  Jens and Mariia
 
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