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BenRiach
(ben-REE-ach)
Benriach was founded in 1897 and is situated on the road running south of Elgin towards Rothes, next door to Longmorn distillery. The distillery closed very shortly after in 1899, and did not reopen until 1965, thanks to purchase by Glenlivet distillers.
Benriach closed again in 1998, but was reopened in 2003 by a consortium led by the legendary figure Billy Walker (who also turned round Glendronach and Glenglassaugh before moving on to Glenallachie). The floor maltings have reopened and Benriach is now available in a range of age statements and in peated and non-peated forms.
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Benriach - Birnie Moss - Intensely Peated Whisky70cl | 48%
This heavily peated Single Malt Whisky from the Benriach distillery bursts with flavours of sweet vanilla, citrus, juicy stone fruit and barbequed pineapple, all wrapped up in a dense fog of peat smoke. Benriach Bernie Moss is crafted using malted ba... Click for more info£44.95Distillery Benriach Age Description Birnie Moss - Intensely Peated Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP6444 -
Benriach - Malting Season 3rd Edition Whisky70cl | 48.3%
Benriach 'Maltings Season’ celebrates the floor maltings which lie at the heart of Benriach distillery, in production for over 120 years and the historical lifeblood of the distillery, built by founder John Duff when the distillery was founded. Ev... Click for more info£104.95Distillery Benriach Age Description Malting Season 3rd Edition Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP18922 -
Benriach - The Forty Single Malt Scotch 40 year old Whisky70cl | 43.5%
A Speyside single malt Scotch whisky as intriguing as Benriach could not have come to be without a unique whisky making heritage. Ruggedly beautiful, Benriach stands on the site of the old Riach farm in north Speyside, drawing water from a mineral-r... Click for more info£2,998.95Distillery Benriach Age 40 year old Description The Forty Single Malt Scotch Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP19513 -
Benriach - Old & Rare Single Cask #56867 1998 25 year old Whisky
70cl | 57.4%
Part of the Old & Rare range by Hunter Laing this single cask #56867 bottling is from the Speyside distillery Benriach. Matured for 25 years in a single Refill Oloroso Sherry Butt this cask strength Whisky is 1 of only 234 bottles! Tasting Note... Click for more info£379.95Distillery Benriach Age 25 year old Description Old & Rare Single Cask #56867 Vintage 1998 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Hunter Laing HTFW Cat. No. LP19965 -
Benriach - Connoisseurs Choice Single Cask #63205 1999 22 year old Whisky
70cl | 57.8%
A single cask bottling from Benriach distillery, near Elgin. Bottled at cask strength of 57.8%, 494 bottles werre taken from a refill sherry butt. Nose: Rich, dark chocolate, followed by notes of raisin and spice. Palate: Dried fig, Seville o... Click for more info£234.95Distillery Benriach Age 22 year old Description Connoisseurs Choice Single Cask #63205 Vintage 1999 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Gordon and MacPhail HTFW Cat. No. LP19803 -
Benriach - Port Cask Finish 1984 22 year old Whisky
70cl | 54.2%
A rare, heavily peated Single Malt from the Benriach distillery was finished in a Port cask before being bottled at cask strength. One of just 294 bottles. Click for more info£699.95Distillery Benriach Age 22 year old Description Port Cask Finish Vintage 1984 Cask Wood Port Year Bottled 2007 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP19637 -
Benriach - Macbeth Act One - Thanes Series - Menteith 31 year old Whisky
70cl | 53.1%
A collection of forty-two different whiskies from the length and breadth of Scotland, selected and bottled by Livingstone in partnership with Elixir Distillers. Each whisky represents a character from the Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, wi... Click for more info£749.95Distillery Benriach Age 31 year old Description Macbeth Act One - Thanes Series - Menteith Vintage Cask Wood American Oak Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Elixir Distillers HTFW Cat. No. LP19236 -
Benriach - Berry Bros & Rudd - Exceptional Single Cask #46507 1991 31 year old Whisky
70cl | 48.3%
Like a good book, this elegant old Speysider builds with time and grows in character – be prepared to give it a good hour in the glass to open up. Aromas of banana bread, musty attics, leather and wax blend with fresher fruit notes to create an in... Click for more info£799.95Distillery Benriach Age 31 year old Description Berry Bros & Rudd - Exceptional Single Cask #46507 Vintage 1991 Cask Wood Hogshead Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Berry Bros & Rudd HTFW Cat. No. LP18082 -
Benriach - Berry Bros & Rudd - Single Cask #08037 2010 13 year old Whisky
70cl | 60.7%
This vibrant Speysider has spent the last two years of its life in a sweet ex- Pedro Ximénez butt, giving a spicy nose full of sticky gingerbread, clove rock and liquorice. A little water coaxes out some juicy pear notes and a touch of underripe man... Click for more info£104.95Distillery Benriach Age 13 year old Description Berry Bros & Rudd - Single Cask #08037 Vintage 2010 Cask Wood Pedro Ximenez Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Berry Bros & Rudd HTFW Cat. No. LP18073 -
Benriach - The Sixteen 16 year old Whisky
70cl | 43%
The BenRiach 16 year old Single Malt was matured in a combination of bourbon, sherry and virgin oak for a balance of richness. This whisky is beautifully layered with notes of stone fruit, smooth creamy malt, wild honey and a nutty oak spice. Click for more info£76.45Distillery Benriach Age 16 year old Description The Sixteen Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon & Sherry Oak Year Bottled Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP17320 -
Benriach - Malting Season 2nd Edition - 2013 Whisky
70cl | 48.9%
Handcrafted using BenRiach's historic floor malting and traditional methods, the slowly kilned malt creates a smooth whisky with a creamy barley sweetness. Expect plenty of orchard fruits vanilla cream. Click for more info£104.95Distillery Benriach Age Description Malting Season 2nd Edition - Vintage 2013 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP17319 -
Benriach - Tumbler & The Smoky Twelve 12 year old Whisky
70cl | 46%
In the early 1970s, Benriach broke convention in Speyside by returning to distilling batches of whisky in the old, 19th century style, using malted barley smoked with Highland peat. This wood rich Highland peat imparts distinctly sweet and smoky note... Click for more info£49.95Distillery Benriach Age 12 year old Description Tumbler & The Smoky Twelve Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon, Sherry & Marsala Year Bottled Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP17214 -
Benriach - Tumbler & The Twelve 12 year old Whisky
70cl | 46%
The Twelve is a Sherry rich Single Malt, building on the legacy of Benriach expressions released at this age using predominantly Sherry cask maturation. The addition of port cask maturation to this new recipe has intensified notes of baked fruits. A... Click for more info£46.95Distillery Benriach Age 12 year old Description Tumbler & The Twelve Vintage Cask Wood Sherry, Bourbon & Port Year Bottled Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP17213 -
Benriach - Tumbler & The Smoky Ten 10 year old Whisky
70cl | 46%
The Smoky 10 offers an ideal introduction to the unique peat character of Benriach single malts, using a high proportion of sweet and smoky Highland peat. At a younger age, the smoky richness of the peat character is more distinctive and intense in f... Click for more info£44.95Distillery Benriach Age 10 year old Description Tumbler & The Smoky Ten Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon, Rum & Virgin Oak Barrels Year Bottled Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP17212 -
Benriach - Tumbler & The Original Ten 10 year old Whisky
70cl | 43%
To craft Benriach The Original Ten, the spirit is three cask matured for at least ten years in Bourbon barrels, Sherry casks and Virgin Oak casks. The Whisky from each cask is then expertly married together to create layers of luscious orchard fruit,... Click for more info£37.95Distillery Benriach Age 10 year old Description Tumbler & The Original Ten Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon, Sherry & Virgin Oak Year Bottled Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP17211 -
Benriach - Carn Mor Strictly Limited - Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish 2013 8 year old Whisky
70cl | 47.5%
Distilled in 2013, this single malt from BenRiach was exclusively matured in Oloroso sherry cask wood. Matured for a total of 8 years, there is an abundance of milk chocolate, complimented by chewy cinder toffee and lingering spice on the finish. Click for more info£64.95Distillery Benriach Age 8 year old Description Carn Mor Strictly Limited - Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish Vintage 2013 Cask Wood Oloroso Sherry Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Carn Mor HTFW Cat. No. LP17180 -
Benriach - Infrequent Flyers - Single Ruby Port Cask 2011 11 year old Whisky
70cl | 57.2%
Nose: An intriguing combination of strawberry milkshake and marzipan, with a hint of Vimto. Warm buttered popcorn also makes an appearance. Palate: Creamy and soft; fruity and super tangy - Maoams and Opal Fruits. A fruit basket of cranberries, bloo... Click for more info£89.95Distillery Benriach Age 11 year old Description Infrequent Flyers - Single Ruby Port Cask Vintage 2011 Cask Wood Port Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Infrequent Flyers HTFW Cat. No. LP17082 -
Benriach - Old Malt Cask - Single Cask Matured 2001 20 year old Whisky
70cl | 50%
One of 297 bottles charged from a single hogshead cask (#19523), this Single Malt from BenRiach was distilled in October 2001 and bottled July 2022. Nose: Caramel and fragrant orchard fruits. Palate: Oranges, apples and grapefruit, overlaid with ma... Click for more info£199.95Distillery Benriach Age 20 year old Description Old Malt Cask - Single Cask Matured Vintage 2001 Cask Wood Hogshead Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Hunter Laing HTFW Cat. No. LP16831 -
Benriach - The Twelve - Single Malt Miniature 12 year old Whisky
5cl | 46%
The Twelve is a Sherry rich Single Malt, building on the legacy of Benriach expressions released at this age using predominantly Sherry cask maturation. The addition of port cask maturation to this new recipe has intensified notes of baked fruits. A... Click for more info£7.95Distillery Benriach Age 12 year old Description The Twelve - Single Malt Miniature Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP15629 -
Benriach - The Twelve & Smoky Twelve Miniature Gift Pack 2 x 5cl Whisky
5cl x 2 | 46%
- BenRiach The Twelve 46% ABV 5cl The Twelve is a Sherry rich Single Malt, building on the legacy of Benriach expressions released at this age using predominantly Sherry cask maturation. The addition of port cask maturation to this new recipe has in... Click for more info£13.95Distillery Benriach Age Description The Twelve & Smoky Twelve Miniature Gift Pack 2 x 5cl Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon, Sherry & Marsala Year Bottled Packaging Gift Packaging Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP15246
