Discover the taste of Speyside with BenRiach at The Whisky Shop – Scotch Whisky News
Discover the taste of Speyside with BenRiach
This Speysider has been matured for at least 21 years in four different cask types: bourbon barrels, virgin oak casks, Pedro Ximenez sherry casks and red wine barriques. Whisky from each of these casks has been expertly married together by Master Blender, Rachel Barrie, to create a beautifully balanced single malt. The nose has ripe summer fruits and candied peel with a warming stem ginger note in the background. The palate brings soft vanilla and cinnamon with tangy red fruits emerging alongside citrus aspects. The finish is long and sweet with barley sugar and honeyed malt. 70cl / 46% abv
BENRIACH 2005 WHISKY SHOP EXCLUSIVE
This BenRiach has been bottled exclusively for The Whisky Shop and is packed with the fruity sweetness that is sure to go down well with our customers. Drawn from cask number 5279, this expression is limited to just 553 bottles and bottled at a cask strength of 56% abv. The nose has red liquorice, spearmint, plum pudding, rhubarb crumble, custard and fresh oak. The palate brings rich toffee and spearmint, fruity grapes and raisins mixing with freshly ground white pepper and bitter chocolate. 70 cl / 56%
BENRIACH 10 YEAR OLD CURIOSITAS
A peated malt – unusual for Speyside. BenRiach Curiositas achieves a peat richness through the use of malted barley dried in the traditional way over peat infused kilns. Traditionalists believe that peated malts achieve optimum balance of peat-bittersweet and oak infusion after 10 years of maturation. On the nose it is undoubtedly peaty, but there are fragrant hints of honey. On the palate, the expected smoke and peat flavour is followed by a complex mix of fruit, heather, nuts, oak wood and spices. 70cl / 46%
BENRIACH 12 YEAR OLD SHERRY WOOD
Crafted using three facets of sherry cask maturation, this Speyside single malt from the BenRiach distillery has undergone 12 years of maturation in sherry casks, followed by finishing in Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks to give unexpected layers of sweet fruits and toasted oak spice. The nose is fruity and rich, with pear, figs, apricot and mandarin syrup, alongside creme caramel and toasted vanilla. The palate has more sweet fruits with honeyed fig, baked pineapple, sultana, chocolate fondant and nutmeg. The fruits continue in the finish with a long and lingering sherry note. 70cl / 46%
A peated expression from The BenRiach distillery, Temporis (meaning ‘time’ in Latin) recreates the original character of Speyside malts of the 19th century, when the use of peated malt was widespread across the region. This expression is crafted with whisky matured for at least 21 years in a combination of bourbon barrels, virgin oak casks, Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry wood. Sweet pear notes and toasted oak spice combine with honeyed peat and smoked pinewood. The palate is smooth and creamy with rich peat building to smoked cinnamon, star anise and pineapple. The sweet and smoky finish is long and lingering. 70cl / 46%
