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7th August 2012 |
BenRiach
releases Batch 9 of Single Cask
bottlings.
 BenRiach has released
the latest batch, its ninth, of single
cask bottlings.
It comprises in total some three
thousand bottles from ten outstanding
casks. Bottled in July, all are
available as of today.
Ranging from 22 to 35 years, the release
demonstrates the range of multi-layered
expressions for which BenRiach is
renowned. As would be expected from
BenRiach, there is tremendous variety
across the ten casks - including
"classic Speyside", peated expressions
and various wood finishes (Pedro Ximenez,
Tawny Port, Sauternes and Rioja).
Incidentally, Jim Murray was especially
complimentary about the delicate
influence of BenRiach ’s PX sherry wood
finishes. In his 2012 Whisky Bible, he
says of the 15 year-old: "This is one of
the world whisky noses of the year:
absolute perfection."
All ten casks have been hand-selected by
BenRiach’s Managing Director Billy
Walker.
He said: "Getting the wood right can be
expensive but it’s one of the things I’m
most proud of since we took over
BenRiach."
And what an amazing range Batch Nine
has. Billy’s tasting notes convey a
seductive mélange of styles ranging from
"waves of damsons, plums and raisins" to
"sweet honey with vanilla", "buttered
toast" and "a beautiful combination of
peat reek, dates and dark chocolate".
The cask details are as follows:
- BenRiach 1976 cask # 5317
35
years old, Pedro Ximenez Sherry
Finish 54.1% ABV, approx 204
bottles.
- BenRiach 1976 cask # 6967
35 years old Classic Speyside 59.0%
ABV, approx 339 bottles.
- BenRiach 1976 cask # 8804
35 years old, Peated 54.9%ABV,
approx 232 bottles.
- BenRiach 1977 cask # 2593
34 years old, Sauternes Finish,
44.2% ABV, approx 278 bottles.
- BenRiach 1977 cask # 2588
34 years old, Rioja Finish, 44.1%
ABV, approx 280 bottles.
- BenRiach 1983 cask # 291
29
years old / Classic Speyside, 43.1%
ABV, approx 264 bottles.
- BenRiach 1984 cask # 1052
27
years old, Peated, Pedro Ximenez
Sherry Finish 50.7% ABV, approx
258 bottles.
- BenRiach 1984 cask # 4050
27
years old, Peated, Tawny Port
Finish 52.2% ABV, approx 283
bottles.
- BenRiach 1985 cask # 7190
26
years, Peated, Pedro Ximenez Sherry
Finish, 48.7% ABV, approx 211
bottles.
- BenRiach 1990 cask # 2596
22
years old, Tawny Port Finish, 53.4%
ABV, approx 624 bottles.
Keep an eye on the BenRiach website
and Facebook page over the coming weeks
for more information on these new
releases, tasting notes and exclusive
product photography.
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