Blair Athol 10 yo ‘Bloody Sergeant’ (51,8%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Household, bourbon hogsheads + recharred red wine casks, 2800 btl.)
Cambus 31 yo ‘First Ghost’ (46,2%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Ghosts, refill hogsheads, 650 btl.)
Ardmore 12 yo ‘Seyton’ (52,5%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Household, ex-Laphroaig American + European oak barrels, 3200 btl.)
Ledaig 18 yo ‘First Murderer’ (50,5%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Murderers, American oak hogsheads, 2100 btl.)
Benriach 31 yo ‘Menteith’ (53,1%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Thanes, refill hogsheads, 650 btl.)
Glen Garioch 31 yo ‘Angus’ (54,6%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Thanes, refill hogsheads, 600 btl.)
Ardbeg 19 yo ‘First Witch’ (51,7%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Witches, Pedro Ximénez butts, 1800 btl.)
Glen Grant 56 yo ‘King Duncan’ (48,2%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Leads, single sherry butt, 100 btl.)
BenRiach
Teeling Blackpitts Cask Strength / Benriach The Sixteen / Bruichladdich Black Art 10 / Teeling Cognac distillery exclusive / Glendronach Cask Strength batch 11
Bunnahabhain 11 yo 2009 (50,2%, Earlskine 2020, first fill sherry cask, 130 btl.)
Ledaig 9 yo 2010 (59,2%, Earlskine 2020, sherry cask, 144 btl.)
BenRiach 21 yo 1999 ‘The Spider’ (52,9%, Earlskine 2021, Port Cask Finish, 174 btl.)
New and upcoming whisky releases: Talisker Elements 27 Years / Benriach Quarter Cask / Benriach Triple Distilled / Jameson Crested x Eight Degrees Brewing / Glenlivet Distillery Reserve
Benriach Malting Season 2012 (48,7%, OB 2021, bourbon + virgin oak casks, first edition, 6672 btl.)
New whisky of the week: Clynelish 1995 refill sherry trilogy / Laphroaig Cairdeas 2022 / James Black Barrel Proof / Benriach The Sixteen and more…
Benriach Smoke Season – Double Cask Matured (52,8%, OB 2021)
Benriach 12 yo 2008 ‘Cask Edition’ (60,5%, OB 2020, Pedro Ximénez puncheon #4052, Batch 17, 570 btl.)
Benriach 23 yo 1997 ‘Cask Edition’ (51,6%, OB 2020, virgin barrel #7420, Batch 17, 248 btl.)
Benriach 21 Years ‘The Twenty One’ (46%, OB 2020)
Benriach 25 Years ‘The Twenty Five’ (46%, OB 2020)
Benriach 30 Years ‘The Thirty’ (46%, OB 2020)
BenRiach 23 yo 1997 (50,7%, The Whisky Agency 2020, sherry butt, 427 btl.)
BenRiach 25 yo 1995 (49,1%, Maltbarn 2020, sherry cask, 140 btl.)
Benriach 12 yo ‘The Twelve’ (46%, OB 2020)
Benriach-Glenlivet 11 yo 2008 (55,9%, Cadenhead’s 2020, first-fill Oloroso sherry hogshead, 270 btl.)
Whisky news: X by Glenmorangie / Benriach Malting Season / Glencraig 1975 G&M / Whisky Exchange bottlings
Benriach ‘The Smoky Ten’ 10 yo (46%, OB 2020)
Benriach ‘The Smoky Twelve’ 12 yo (46%, OB 2020)
Benriach 10 yo ‘The Original Ten’ (43%, OB 2020)
New and upcoming whisky releases: BenRiach Smoke Season, Tamdhu Edinburgh airport, Kilchoman Fino Sherry and Compass Box Peat Monster Arcana
Quick fire tasting notes from Spirits in the Sky 2019
BenRiach 10 yo 2008 (52%, Asta Morris 2018, Foursquare rum finish, 289 btl.)
BenRiach 21 yo ‘Temporis’ (46%, OB +/- 2019)
BenRiach 22 yo Albariza (46%, OB 2017, peated, Pedro Ximénez finish)
BenRiach 10 yo 2006 (63,1%, OB for La Maison du Whisky 2017, Pedro Ximénez puncheon #5293, 597 btl.)
New Glenrothes core range, 2x Cu Bocan vintage, Cladach and BenRiach 12 Sherrywood
BenRiach 21 yo (46%, OB 2017)
BenRiach 22 yo ‘Moscatel finish’ (46%, OB +/- 2017)
BenRiach 25 yo (46,8%, OB +/- 2017)
Whisky news: Redbreast single cask and bottlings from Teeling, BenRiach and Glenglassaugh
Looking at some of the most interesting whisky releases this week…
BenRiach 20 yo (43%, OB +/- 2016)
A look at this week’s whisky news from Macallan, Jura, BenRiach, Kilchoman and Bowmore.
BenRiach 25 yo Authenticus (46%, OB +/- 2017) – 89/100
Whisky scoops this week: Compass Box No Name // BenRiach Rarus // Crown Royal Bourbon Mash // Orphan Barrel Entrapment // Midleton Very Rare 2017
The Glenrothes Wine Merchant’s Collection // BenRiach Peated Cask Strength
BenRiach 15 yo ‘Tawny Port Finish’ (46%, OB +/- 2015) – 74/100
BenRiach Peated Quarter Casks (46%, OB 2016) – 82/100
News: Lagavulin 23yo 1992 single cask 5745 (55.7%) / BenRiach 17yo Pedro Ximénez / BenRiach 21yo Tawny Port / GlenDronach 14yo Virgin oak / Bruichladdich Micro Provenance
BenRiach 26yo 1990 (50,2%, Single Malts of Scotland 2016, barrel #030143, 152 btl.)
Whisky news: Glenglassaugh Octaves / BenRiach Quarter Casks / Dalmore Fortuna Merita
BenRiach Cask Strength (57,2%, OB 2016, Batch #1) – 87/100
BenRiach 10 yo (43%, OB +/- 2016) – 81/100
BenRiach 20 yo 1995 (58,9%, OB 2015, bourbon barrel #74743, 186 btl.) – 87/100
BenRiach Cask Strength
Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 3
Glenmorangie Grand Vintage 1990
Laphroaig Lore
Teeling 24 Year Old
BenRiach 25 yo 1990 (50,4%, OB 2015, 196 btl.) – 83/100
BenRiach 17 yo 1998 (57,5%, OB 2015, PX puncheon #6394, 702 btl.) – 84/100
BenRiach 35 yo 1979 (46,9%, OB 2015, bourbon barrel #517, peated, 181 btl.) – 90/100
BenRiach 20 yo 1995 (51,8%, OB for Premium Spirits Belgium 2015, Oloroso butt #7377, 636 btl.) – 85/100
BenRiach 37 yo 1976 (44,2%, OB 2014, bourbon finish, cask #529, 183 btl.) – 91/100
BenRiach 25 yo 1990 (50,8%, Sansibar ‘Samurai label’ 2015, 239 btl.) – 85/100
BenRiach 25 yo 1990 (47,9%, Liquid Treasures ‘Travel to Mars’ 2015, bourbon barrel) – 84/100
BenRiach 35 yo (42,5%, OB 2014) – 92/100
BenRiach 16 yo (43%, OB 2008) – 80/100
BenRiach 18 yo Albariza (46%, OB 2015, peated – PX finish, 3886 btl.) – 87/100
BenRiach 23 yo 1991 (50,8%, Malts of Scotland 2014, bourbon barrel, ref. MoS 14031, 177 btl.) – 88/100
BenRiach 20 yo 1993 (52,3%, OB for The Whisky Agency 2014, cask #7977, Virgin American oak finish, 308 btl.) – 87/100
N.O.G. gin (46%, Asta Morris, batch n°2)
BenRiach 8 yo 2005 (58,1%, OB 2013, virgin American oak hogshead #3782, 310 btl.) – 79/100
BenRiach 34 yo 1976 (42,1%, OB for Shinanoya Japan 2011, cask #3029, 139 btl.) – 93/100
BenRiach 36 yo 1976 (40,1%, OB for Whiskysite.nl 2013, cask #3012, refill hogshead, 118 btl.) – 91/100
BenRiach 36 yo 1976 (43,1%, OB for Usquebaugh Society 2012, refill bourbon cask #3031, 124 btl.) – 92/100
BenRiach 36 yo 1976 (49,6%, OB for The Whisky Agency 2012, sherry hogshead #963, 132 btl.) – 91/100
BenRiach 35 yo 1976 (54,9%, OB 2012, hogshead #8804, peated, 232 btl.) – 89/100
BenRiach 35 yo 1976 (54,1%, OB 2012, PX sherry finish #5317, 204 btl.) – 90/100
BenRiach 35 yo 1976 (59%, OB 2012, sherry butt #6967, 339 btl.) – 88/100
BenRiach 16 yo 1996 (55,2%, OB for Caskstrength.net, PX sherry hogshead #5614, 296 btl.) – 88/100
BenRiach 16 yo 1996 (47,7%, Whisky-Fässle 2012, bourbon hogshead) – 83/100
BenRiach 29 yo 1983 (44,1%, OB for Asta Morris 2012, refill hogshead #299, 257 btl.) – 90/100
BenRiach 34 yo 1976 (48,2%, OB for Taiwan 2011, cask #3033, 216 btl.) – 94/100
BenRiach 1985 Liquid Sun
BenRiach 1995 cask #5968 for South Africa
BenRiach 1976 cask #4469, 30yo, peated, port pipe
BenRiach 1976 cask #9441, 29yo, refill butt, Signatory Vintage
BenRiach 1976 cask #8084, 29yo, peated
BenRiach 1976 cask #9442, 28yo, sherry butt, Signatory Vintage
BenRiach 1976 cask #8081, 28yo, peated
BenRiach 1976 cask #6942, 34yo, butt
BenRiach 1976 cask #8079, 28yo, peated, Craigellachie Hotel
BenRiach 1976 cask #8795, 33yo
BenRiach 1976 cask #8080, 30yo, peated, The Nectar
BenRiach 1976 cask #2014, 32yo
BenRiach 1976 cask #3029, 34yo, Shinanoya Japan
BenRiach 1976 cask #3010, 35yo, Auld Alliance Singapore
BenRiach 1976 cask #3041, 34yo, BBI Japan
BenRiach 1976 cask #3550, 33yo, The Whisky Fair
BenRiach 1976 cask #3551, 33yo, La Maison du Whisky
BenRiach 1976 cask #3032, 35yo, Japan
BenRiach 1976 cask #3033, 34yo, Taiwan
BenRiach 1976 cask #3557, 30yo, La Maison du Whisky
BenRiach 1976 cask #3558, 33yo, The Whisky Fair
BenRiach 19 yo 1991 (46%, Mo Òr Collection 2011, bourbon hogshead #110681, 300 btl.) – 83/100
BenRiach 32 yo 1979 (47,3%, OB for Asta Morris 2012, refill bourbon barrel #8507, 192 btl.) – 92/100
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BenRiach 26 yo 1984 (54,1%, OB, cask #7193, peated, Virgin oak finish) – 86/100
BenRiach 33 yo 1977 (45,7%, OB for Asta Morris Belgium 2011, refill bourbon cask #9119, 175 btl.) – 92/100
BenRiach 20 yo (43%, OB 2008) – 87/100
BenRiach 28 yo 1976 (57,6%, OB for Craigellachie Hotel 2005, cask #8079, 144 btl.) – 90/100
BenRiach 34 yo 1976 (57,8%, OB 2011, butt #6942, 469 btl.) – 91/100
BenRiach 32 yo 1978 (48%, OB for Asta Morris 2011, sherry hogshead #7037, 79 btl.) – 92/100
BenRiach 35 yo 1975 (51%, OB for Asta Morris Belgium 2011, cask #7227, 236 btl.) – 93/100
BenRiach 30 yo 1980 (51,2%, OB 2010, cask #2532, Virgin American Oak, 181 btl.) – 91/100
BenRiach 33 yo 1977 (52,2%, OB 2010, cask #1033, Pedro Ximénez finish, 331 btl.) – 91/100
BenRiach 30 yo 1979 (47,9%, OB 2010, cask #7511, bourbon barrel, 173 btl.) – 90/100
BenRiach 19 yo 1991 (54,9%, OB 2010, cask #4389, Virgin American Oak finish, 306 btl.) – 87/100
BenRiach 25 yo 1984 (51,7%, OB 2010, cask #4052, peated / Tawny Port finish, 265 btl.) – 85/100
BenRiach single casks 2010
BenRiach 16 yo 1993 (55,6%, OB 2009 for Pin’Art, hogshead – Sauternes finish, cask #2587, 295 btl.) – 85/100
BenRiach 23 yo 1984 (54,2%, OB 2008, cask #194, 214 btl.) – 87/100
New website for The BenRiach
BenRiach 31 yo 1977 (43,2%, OB 2009, Virgin oak cask #3798, 292 btl.) – 87/100
BenRiach 38 yo 1970 (49,1%, OB 2009, Pedro Ximenez finish, cask #1035, 250 btl.) – 92/100
BenRiach 24 yo 1984 (49,2%, OB 2009, Pedro Ximenez finish, cask #1048, 279 btl.) – 86/100
BenRiach 33 yo 1975 (52,2%, OB 2009, Tawny port finish, cask #4450, 648 btl.) – 89/100
BenRiach 31 yo 1978 (51,2%, OB 2009, Gaja Barolo finish, cask #4414, 245 btl.) – 87/100
BenRiach 20 yo 1988 (54,3%, OB 2009, Gaja Barolo finish, cask #4424, 322 btl.) – 84/100
BenRiach 19 yo 1990 (57,1%, OB 2009, cask #970, 195 btl.) – 85/100
BenRiach single casks batch 6
Advent Calendar 2008 by Magnus Fagerström