Benriach Single Malt Whisky

Benriach

Region Highlands

District Speyside (Lossie)

Water source Burnside Springs

Neighbours Longmorn (aangrenzend), Linkwood

Owner The Benriach Distillery Company Ltd.

Manager Trisha Savage (general manager), Alan McConnochie (Master Distiller), Billy Walker (Master Blender)

Visitor centre ?

Address Elgin,
Morayshire, IV30 8SJ

Phone +44 (0)1343 862 888

Fax +44 (0)1343 862 999

Email info@benriachdistillery.co.uk

Website http://www.benriachdistillery.co.uk/tmenu/a_warm_welcome.asp

History 1898 : established by the Grant Family on the same site as the Longmorn Distillery
1900 : Widespread distillery closures follow the Pattison Crash, and BenRiach is mothballed after just two years of production.
1965 : re-opened by Glenlivet Distillers Ltd, having been almost totally rebuilt
1978 : Glenlivet Distillers Ltd, and the various distilleries under their ownership, including BenRiach and Longmorn, are purchased by Canadian whisky firm Seagrams
1983 : In addition to the regular distillation, production of peated malt whisky commences
1985 : As production steps up, BenRiach is expanded from two stills to four.
1999 : The BenRiach floor maltings are closed, after 101 years of uninterrupted operation. The maltings remain in good working order, and could be re-activated almost immediately.
2001 : Seagrams are acquired by French firm Pernod Ricard, creating the 2nd largest spirits firm in the world after Diageo.
2002 : Benriach, Allt A' Bainne, Braeval and Caperdonich are mothballed in August
2004 : In April 2004 BenRiach is acquired by an independent consortium consisting of 3 partners; Scotch Whisky veteran Billy Walker, and South Africans Geoff Bell and Wayne Keiswetter.
Production re-convenes immediately, meaning the inventory is effectively uninterrupted.
2004 : On the 20th September 2004 the first distillation under the new owners is filled to cask. 96 'green' (i.e. first fill bourbon) barrels are filled, numbered 1 to 96, and are immediately transferred to the BenRiach warehouses for maturation, not to see the light of day for at least 12 years.

House Style Sweet, easy-going Speysider although there are heavily peated exceptions.

Meaning

Capacity per year 2.400.000 litres

Annual Distillery Output 1.000.000 litres

Independent Bottler Cadenhead
Dewar Rattray
Duncan Taylor
Gordon & MacPhail

Information About 10% of the production is peated.

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Benriach - Heart of the Speyside - no age statement
Cask:

Colour:
Amber - gold.
Nose:
Fresh heather, fruit, honey, nuts and oak wood.
Palate:
This expression cleverly captures fruit, honey, heather and spice notes, against a backdrop of mellow oak wood, in a fresh and lively combination.
Finish:

Benriach - 12 year old
Cask:

Colour:
Mid-amber, hints of gold.
Nose:
Honey, vanilla, floral, fruity with well balanced wood overtones.
Palate:
Rounded medium to full bodied, rich honey, vanilla with hints of ream, spice and chocolate.
Finish:

Benriach - 16 year old
Cask:

Colour:
Mid-amber, hints of gold.
Nose:
Honey, vanilla, floral, fruity with well balanced wood overtones.
Palate:
Rounded medium to full bodied, rich honey, vanilla with hints of cream, spices, toffee and apples.
Finish:

Benriach - 20 year old
Cask:

Colour:
Mid-amber, hints of gold.
Nose:
Spicy, nutty, honey, vanilla, floral, fruity with well balanced wood overtones.
Palate:
Rounded medium to full bodied, rich honey, vanilla with hints of apples, spice, chocolate and nuts.
Finish:

Benriach - 25 year old
Cask:

Colour:
Rich golden.
Nose:
Rich honey, spices, apples and peat, in combination with superb oak-wood notes.
Palate:
A rich cocktail of honey, Oloroso sherry, cocoa and apples, supported by a fascinating presence of citrus, sweet peat and wonderful wood notes.
Finish:

Benriach - 30 year old
Cask:

Colour:
Rich golden.
Nose:
A fantasia of spices, cinnamon, raisins, Demerara sugar and sherry, with dark chocolate and rich oak notes.
Palate:
Very full-bodied - ana avalanche of Oloroso sherry, spices and raisins, laced with Demerara sugar, orange and dark chocolate, with amazingly rich wood notes.
Finish:

Benriach - 40 year old
Each bottle is hand numbered, and comes housed in a mahaogany gift box, which also contains a miniature version of the 40YO, an engraved BenRiach pewter hip flask, and a certificate of authenticity signed by our managing director and master distiller Billy Walker.
Cask:

Colour:
Rich amber gold.
Nose:
Ruch honeydew melon, orchard fruits with a hint of spice and sophisticated oak-wood notes.
Palate:
Classical Speyside with elegant orchard fruits in combination with honey, hazelnut, ornage and dark chocolate, with a finale of light smoke and rich oak-wood notes.
Finish:

Benriach - Curiositas - 10 year old
Cask:

Colour:
Rich amber.
Nose:
An explosion of aromatic peat reek, with fragrant hints of honey, fruit and mellow oak.
Palate:
An avalanche of peat, followed by an extravagant and complex mix of fruit, heather, nuts, oak wood and spices.
Finish:

Benriach - Authenticus - 21 year old - 46%
Cask:

Colour:
Rich golden.
Nose:
An explosion of smoke and peat, in combination with teasing hints of honey, apples and spices.
Palate:
Rich peat, in perfect harmony with honey, chocolate, raisins and oakwood, followed by a cascade of spices rolling over the palate.
Finish:

PREVIOUS DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Benriach - Pedro Ximinez Sherry Finish - 15 year old
Just 510 six-packs will be made available world-wide, and the Pedro Ximinez Finish is part of the first BenRiach 'Wood Finish Series', released November 2006. Limited to 3060 bottles.
Cask:
Bourbon, finish in ex- Pedro Ximinez Sherry casks.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Honey, sultanas, dark chocolate with a flood of Pedro Ximinez Sherry.
Palate:
Cream and honey, infused with papaya, rosehips, eucalyptus and dark chocolate, all interwoven with rich Pedro Ximinez Sherry and oak wood.
Finish:
Sherry and oak.

Benriach - Madeira Finish - 15 year old
Limited to 2400 bottles and bottled in November 2006.
Cask:
Bourbon, finish in Henriques & Henriques Madeira casks.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Vanilla and spices with watermelon and peaches, with a rich backdrop of Madeira and oak wood.
Palate:
An avalanche of butterscotch, hazelnuts, peaches and spices.
Finish:
a rich Madeira finish.

Benriach - Dark Rum Finish - 15 year old
Limited to 2100 bottles. Bottled in November 2006.
Cask:
Bourbon, finish in dark rum casks.
Colour:
Light gold.
Nose:
Fantastic interaction between toffee, spices, cinnamon and sultana, with a rich backdrop of rum.
Palate:
Toffee, cinnamon, apricots, rosehips and chocolate.
Finish:
an avalanche of rum and sultanas in the finish.

Benriach - Tawny Port Finish - 15 year old - 46%
Slechts 2040 flessen gebotteld in november 2006.
Cask:
Amerikaanse eik, nadien finish in ex- Tawny Porto hogsheads vaten.
Colour:
Copper.
Nose:
Crème brulée, honey, cinnamon and coconut in harmony with rich port notes and oak wood.
Palate:
Butterscotch, herbs, cinnamon, peaches and sultanas, infused with rich port and oak wood notes.
Finish:
Port and oak. Dry.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM CADENHEAD

Benriach 1992 - Cadenhead - 10 year old - 60,1%
Cask:

Colour:
Honey.
Nose:
Rich honeycomb. Malty notes with a hint of lanolin..
Palate:
Sweet with undertones of pear drops. Honeyed and slightly fruity. This one needs a little water to get the true bouquet from the nose.
Finish:

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM DEWAR RATTRAY

Benriach 1990 - 15 year old - 57,3%
Cask No. 10697. Limited to 301 bottles.
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:
Pale Straw. White wine colour.
Nose:
Malty with candy floss/honey. Earthy.
Palate:
Caramelised ginger. Fruity malt loaf.
Finish:

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM DUNCAN TAYLOR

Benriach 1968 - Duncan Taylor - 34 year old
Cask 2593.
Cask:

Colour:
Amber.
Nose:
Sweet, fruity with hints of sherry.
Palate:
Apples & pear drops with a light spice.
Finish:
Incredibly smooth & satisfying.

Benriach 1968 - Duncan Taylor - 36 year old
Cask 2595.
Cask:

Colour:
Antique Gold.
Nose:
Chocolate, rich fruit cinnamon and grassy notes.
Palate:
Rich, orangey, obvious sherry influence, touch of spice.
Finish:
Long, lingering and coating, intensely orangey.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM GORDON & MACPHAIL

Benriach 1981 - Connoisseurs Choice - 43%
Cask:
Refill Sherry Hogsheads.
Colour:
Light Gold.
Nose:
Sweet, fruity - boiled sweets and delicate spicy edge with cereal notes.
Palate:
Smoky initially with a green, leafy element.
Finish:
Dry with a hint of smokiness.

	Benriach - Heart of the Speyside - no age statement Cask: Colour: Amber - gold. Nose: Fresh heather, fruit, honey, nuts and oak wood. Palate: This expression cleverly captures fruit, honey, heather and spice notes, against a backdrop of mellow oak wood, in a fresh and lively combination. Finish:
	Benriach - 12 year old Cask: Colour: Mid-amber, hints of gold. Nose: Honey, vanilla, floral, fruity with well balanced wood overtones. Palate: Rounded medium to full bodied, rich honey, vanilla with hints of ream, spice and chocolate. Finish:
	Benriach - 16 year old Cask: Colour: Mid-amber, hints of gold. Nose: Honey, vanilla, floral, fruity with well balanced wood overtones. Palate: Rounded medium to full bodied, rich honey, vanilla with hints of cream, spices, toffee and apples. Finish:
	Benriach - 20 year old Cask: Colour: Mid-amber, hints of gold. Nose: Spicy, nutty, honey, vanilla, floral, fruity with well balanced wood overtones. Palate: Rounded medium to full bodied, rich honey, vanilla with hints of apples, spice, chocolate and nuts. Finish:
	Benriach - 25 year old Cask: Colour: Rich golden. Nose: Rich honey, spices, apples and peat, in combination with superb oak-wood notes. Palate: A rich cocktail of honey, Oloroso sherry, cocoa and apples, supported by a fascinating presence of citrus, sweet peat and wonderful wood notes. Finish:
	Benriach - 30 year old Cask: Colour: Rich golden. Nose: A fantasia of spices, cinnamon, raisins, Demerara sugar and sherry, with dark chocolate and rich oak notes. Palate: Very full-bodied - ana avalanche of Oloroso sherry, spices and raisins, laced with Demerara sugar, orange and dark chocolate, with amazingly rich wood notes. Finish:
	Benriach - 40 year old Each bottle is hand numbered, and comes housed in a mahaogany gift box, which also contains a miniature version of the 40YO, an engraved BenRiach pewter hip flask, and a certificate of authenticity signed by our managing director and master distiller Billy Walker. Cask: Colour: Rich amber gold. Nose: Ruch honeydew melon, orchard fruits with a hint of spice and sophisticated oak-wood notes. Palate: Classical Speyside with elegant orchard fruits in combination with honey, hazelnut, ornage and dark chocolate, with a finale of light smoke and rich oak-wood notes. Finish:
	Benriach - Curiositas - 10 year old Cask: Colour: Rich amber. Nose: An explosion of aromatic peat reek, with fragrant hints of honey, fruit and mellow oak. Palate: An avalanche of peat, followed by an extravagant and complex mix of fruit, heather, nuts, oak wood and spices. Finish:
	Benriach - Authenticus - 21 year old - 46% Cask: Colour: Rich golden. Nose: An explosion of smoke and peat, in combination with teasing hints of honey, apples and spices. Palate: Rich peat, in perfect harmony with honey, chocolate, raisins and oakwood, followed by a cascade of spices rolling over the palate. Finish:

	Benriach - Pedro Ximinez Sherry Finish - 15 year old Just 510 six-packs will be made available world-wide, and the Pedro Ximinez Finish is part of the first BenRiach 'Wood Finish Series', released November 2006. Limited to 3060 bottles. Cask: Bourbon, finish in ex- Pedro Ximinez Sherry casks. Colour: Gold. Nose: Honey, sultanas, dark chocolate with a flood of Pedro Ximinez Sherry. Palate: Cream and honey, infused with papaya, rosehips, eucalyptus and dark chocolate, all interwoven with rich Pedro Ximinez Sherry and oak wood. Finish: Sherry and oak.
	Benriach - Madeira Finish - 15 year old Limited to 2400 bottles and bottled in November 2006. Cask: Bourbon, finish in Henriques & Henriques Madeira casks. Colour: Gold. Nose: Vanilla and spices with watermelon and peaches, with a rich backdrop of Madeira and oak wood. Palate: An avalanche of butterscotch, hazelnuts, peaches and spices. Finish: a rich Madeira finish.
	Benriach - Dark Rum Finish - 15 year old Limited to 2100 bottles. Bottled in November 2006. Cask: Bourbon, finish in dark rum casks. Colour: Light gold. Nose: Fantastic interaction between toffee, spices, cinnamon and sultana, with a rich backdrop of rum. Palate: Toffee, cinnamon, apricots, rosehips and chocolate. Finish: an avalanche of rum and sultanas in the finish.
	Benriach - Tawny Port Finish - 15 year old - 46% Slechts 2040 flessen gebotteld in november 2006. Cask: Amerikaanse eik, nadien finish in ex- Tawny Porto hogsheads vaten. Colour: Copper. Nose: Crème brulée, honey, cinnamon and coconut in harmony with rich port notes and oak wood. Palate: Butterscotch, herbs, cinnamon, peaches and sultanas, infused with rich port and oak wood notes. Finish: Port and oak. Dry.

Region	Highlands
District	Speyside (Lossie)
Water source	Burnside Springs
Neighbours	Longmorn (aangrenzend), Linkwood
Owner	The Benriach Distillery Company Ltd.
Manager	Trisha Savage (general manager), Alan McConnochie (Master Distiller), Billy Walker (Master Blender)
Visitor centre	?
Address	Elgin, Morayshire, IV30 8SJ
Phone	+44 (0)1343 862 888
Fax	+44 (0)1343 862 999
Email	info@benriachdistillery.co.uk
Website	http://www.benriachdistillery.co.uk/tmenu/a_warm_welcome.asp
History	1898 : established by the Grant Family on the same site as the Longmorn Distillery 1900 : Widespread distillery closures follow the Pattison Crash, and BenRiach is mothballed after just two years of production. 1965 : re-opened by Glenlivet Distillers Ltd, having been almost totally rebuilt 1978 : Glenlivet Distillers Ltd, and the various distilleries under their ownership, including BenRiach and Longmorn, are purchased by Canadian whisky firm Seagrams 1983 : In addition to the regular distillation, production of peated malt whisky commences 1985 : As production steps up, BenRiach is expanded from two stills to four. 1999 : The BenRiach floor maltings are closed, after 101 years of uninterrupted operation. The maltings remain in good working order, and could be re-activated almost immediately. 2001 : Seagrams are acquired by French firm Pernod Ricard, creating the 2nd largest spirits firm in the world after Diageo. 2002 : Benriach, Allt A' Bainne, Braeval and Caperdonich are mothballed in August 2004 : In April 2004 BenRiach is acquired by an independent consortium consisting of 3 partners; Scotch Whisky veteran Billy Walker, and South Africans Geoff Bell and Wayne Keiswetter. Production re-convenes immediately, meaning the inventory is effectively uninterrupted. 2004 : On the 20th September 2004 the first distillation under the new owners is filled to cask. 96 'green' (i.e. first fill bourbon) barrels are filled, numbered 1 to 96, and are immediately transferred to the BenRiach warehouses for maturation, not to see the light of day for at least 12 years.
House Style	Sweet, easy-going Speysider although there are heavily peated exceptions.
Meaning
Capacity per year	2.400.000 litres
Annual Distillery Output	1.000.000 litres
Independent Bottler	Cadenhead Dewar Rattray Duncan Taylor Gordon & MacPhail
Information	About 10% of the production is peated.

	Benriach 1968 - Duncan Taylor - 34 year old Cask 2593. Cask: Colour: Amber. Nose: Sweet, fruity with hints of sherry. Palate: Apples & pear drops with a light spice. Finish: Incredibly smooth & satisfying.
	Benriach 1968 - Duncan Taylor - 36 year old Cask 2595. Cask: Colour: Antique Gold. Nose: Chocolate, rich fruit cinnamon and grassy notes. Palate: Rich, orangey, obvious sherry influence, touch of spice. Finish: Long, lingering and coating, intensely orangey.