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19th March 2024 |
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Berry Bros &
Rudd unveil their 2024 Spring Releases -
Benrinnes 1979 Exceptional Cask, Small
Batch Glenlossie 2013, Craigellachie
2013, Knockdhu 2012, High Coast Peated
2012, Ardmore 2009, and Guyana 2013.
Berry Bros. & Rudd, the esteemed wine
and spirits merchant, continues its
dedication to honouring the world's
finest spirits with the unveiling of its
2024 Spring Release. This latest
spirits collection showcases an
array of whiskies and rum
from both established and burgeoning
regions, including Sweden, South
America, Speyside, and the Scottish
Highlands.
Stepping into the spotlight are the
renowned single malt Scotch whiskies
from Speyside, celebrated for their
elegance and complexity. Offerings from
Knockdhu, Craigellachie, and Glenlossie
stand tall, joined by a Benrinnes
distilled in 1979, an esteemed addition
from Berry Bros. & Rudd's coveted
Exceptional Cask Collection.
Complementing these Speyside gems is a
peated Madeira cask finish from the
highland distillery Ardmore, enticing
with earthy aromas merging seamlessly
into notes of sweet apricot and gummy
fruits.
Representing the zenith of Swedish
whisky craftsmanship and the thriving
distilling scene is the High Coast
Peated 2012, a bottling said to exude
unmistakable Nordic character that
promises an exceptional sensory journey.
Rounding off this seasonal release is a fruity Guyanese rum.
Painstakingly crafted, this velvety
spirit release is said to offer aromas of honey that
evolve into dry menthol notes, while on
the palate, it bursts with succulent
waves of sweet fruit.
Felix Dear, Spirits Curator for Berry
Bros. & Rudd, commented: "Building on
the success of previous releases within
our seasonal portfolio, we continue to
pour our expertise and passion for
spirit into selecting each bottle and
curating these collections, with a goal
of showcasing a diversity of flavour and
makers. The 2024 Spring Release is no
exception.
"It is always a pleasure to shine a
light on distilleries from the iconic
Speyside and Highland regions, many a
stone's throw from where I have hosted
whisky tastings in the past, as well as
delving into the rich and exotic
flavours of South American Rum and
representing the burgeoning Swedish
distilling scene."
The 2024 Spring Release, showcasing
Benrinnes 1979 Exceptional Cask, Small
Batch Glenlossie 2013, Craigellachie
2013, Knockdhu 2012, High Coast Peated
2012, Ardmore 2009, and Guyana 2013, is
now available starting today directly
from bbrspirits.com.
You will also a great selection of Berry Bros. & Rudd whiskies
available from specialist online whisky
shops such
as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of
Malt
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Benrinnes 1979 #62 Exceptional Cask Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
The crescendo of aromas in this whisky
begins with musty hessian and attics
before rising into honey-soaked
pineapple and peaches. Magnificent hints
of leather and elderflower soon follow.
The palate expands on this theme with
apricot jam, stewed apple and lychee
before developing into antique oak,
cigar boxes and musty earth. The finish
offers dried fruits and aged tea. This
kind of complexity requires nearly half
a decade of quiet ageing so accept no
substitute.
ABV: 42.1%
RRP: £1,800.00
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Small Batch Glenlossie 2013 Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Aromas of spiced vanilla yoghurt open
the nose of this Glenlossie leading to
warm orchard fruits and green boiled
sweets. The palate is fresh with
flavours of apples and pears with honey,
caramel, and clove rock. A long finish
brings waves of sweet fruit and
lingering wood spice.
ABV: 46%
RRP £70.00
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Craigellachie 2013 #302040 Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Craigellachie’s muscular spirit shows
emerging aromas of fresh hay, malt and
fireworks, before orchard fruits and a
softer floral side of rose petals and
Port. The palate is notably thick, with
more barley, eau de vie, underripe
vanilla and blackberries before a puff
of wood smoke and digestive biscuits
appear. The finish is long and one can
feel the spirits oils lingering and
showing a touch of peppery spice.
ABV: 55.4%
RRP: £90.00
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Knockdhu 2012 #7127 Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
This Knockdhu has a dry, nutty nose
expanding with time in the glass. It
shows almonds and walnuts before green
fruits and banana bread notes appear.
The palate is an equally complex meeting
of fruits, wood spice and
distillate-driven nuttiness, offering an
excellent mouthfeel. A little tobacco
dances across the finish, with a burst
of citrus and some honeyed green fruits.
ABV: 58.8%
RRP: £75.00
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High Coast Peated 2012 #4333 Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
The nose on this whisky is unmistakably
High Coast. Opening with clean,
chiselled peat smoke then fresh orchard
fruit and icing sugar showing with time.
The palate is powerful yet sophisticated
and everything we’ve come to expect from
this distillery. Peat smoke, crisp green
apples, wood ash and some nice
minerality shine through. The two years
in an ex-Islay cask bring out a little
more peat reek on a long finish. This is
a wonderful dram from one of Sweden’s
best.
ABV: 59.8%
RRP: £110.00
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Ardmore 2009 #709317 Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
This peaty Highlander has spent years
luxuriating in a sweet Madeira cask. Its
earthy aromas mingle nicely with sweet
apricot notes and plenty of gummy
fruits. The palate is wonderfully
viscous with hugely chewy notes of
fruity smoke, plums, charcoal, earthy
peat, peaches and oak spice. There is
huge complexity here. Lingering smoke
comes in waves against an oily
fruitiness.
ABV: 54.2%
RRP: £96.00
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Guyana 2013 #71 Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
This is a delightfully elegant and
lightly fruity rum. A luscious bed of
honey aromas develops into dry menthol
notes. The palate is dry, initially,
until the honey gathers pace to give
succulent bursts of sweet fruit.
ABV: 59.5%
RRP: £125.00
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