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28 Aug 2010

BenRiach single casks 2010

Posted by: Ruben In: * News

Just in: the selection of BenRiach single casks for this year:

BenRiach 1976 8795 single caskBenRiach 1976 33yo cask #8795
(53.2% – bourbon hogshead)
BenRiach 1977 33yo cask #1033
(52.2% – Pedro Ximénez finish)
BenRiach 1978 32yo cask #4417
(50.4% – Tokaji finish)
BenRiach 1979 30yo cask #7511
(47.9% – Bourbon Barrel)
BenRiach 1980 30yo cask #2532
(51.1% – Virgin American Oak finish)
BenRiach 1981 28yo cask #2589
(51.6% – bourbon barrel)
BenRiach 1984 25yo cask #493
(54.1% – bourbon hogshead)
BenRiach 1984 25yo cask #4052
(51.7% – peated / tawny Port Finish)
BenRiach 1991 19yo cask #4389
(54.9% – Virgin American Oak Finish)
BenRiach 1993 17yo cask #7420
(5637% – Gaja Barolo Finish)

The new release celebrates the sixth anniversary of the first bottling of BenRiach under its new independent owners. Master Distiller Billy Walker has selected ten highly distinctive casks from 1976 to 1993 for BenRiach aficionados.

Bottled in July 2010, the ten are all  cask strength, natural colour and non chill-filtered. They are individually numbered and presented in a gift tube.

6 Responses to "BenRiach single casks 2010"

1 | anthony

August 27th, 2010 at 18:25

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When we can buy these releases?

2 | Geert

August 27th, 2010 at 23:52

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Patientia est virtus

3 | anthony

August 28th, 2010 at 08:20

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For this kind of bottle it, don’t be patient:)
It will be available on several online shop the next week.

4 | dede

August 28th, 2010 at 10:10

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Tasted some of these during the Witch in Den Haag. The 1979 truly was an excellent malt, looking at the the fruity/vanilla side of Benriach.

5 | Ruben

August 28th, 2010 at 11:13

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In the UK you can probably buy them in the next two weeks. In the rest of the world, it usually takes a bit longer. In Belgium, I guess they won’t be widely available until the GlenDronach cask in a van tour.

6 | BenRiach 1984 (single cask #4052) | WhiskyNotes

September 23rd, 2010 at 08:55

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[...] The Bonding Dram organized an open bottle day presenting the new single cask series from BenRiach. They were bottled in July 2010 and they’re now available in most markets. Some of them have [...]

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