14th May 2018 |
BenRiach
launch their first Triple Distilled
expression exclusively in global travel
retail.
Here
is another one to look out for on your
travels, BenRiach has just launched a
new expression exclusively in global
travel retail, the BenRiach 10 Year Old
Triple Distilled.
The new Triple Distilled expression
which was
unveiled last week at the Speyside
Festival will start appearing on shelves
of selected airport shops from this
month.
Traditionally almost all Scotch Whisky
is distilled twice, but the folks
at BenRiach have been experimenting with
a third distillation since 1998, and
this new expression is the result of
that. They tell me that the triple
distillation has given the spirit an
even more fruity and zesty character.
Building on the rich cask maturation
profile of BenRiach expressions, this
rare triple distilled whisky from
Speyside has matured for at least ten
years in a combination of first fill
American Bourbon barrels and first fill
Pedro Ximenez Sherry Casks which have
been brought together by BenRiach Master
Blender, Rachel Barrie. They say the
bourbon barrels have added perfectly
balanced notes of vanilla and spice,
while the Pedro Ximenez casks have
contributed to the complexity and
richness of this smoothest of Single
Malt whiskies.
Announcing the debut of the BenRiach
Triple Distilled whisky, Rachel Barrie commented: "Two
decades ago the BenRiach distillery team
started to experiment with small batches
of triple distilled whisky, even when
most Single Malt Scotch whiskies are
distilled just twice. We continue to
boldly approach the art of distillation
and cask maturation, inspired by the
adventurous spirit of our distillery
founder.
"I have the wonderful task of bringing
out this experimental nature through
some of the most interesting casks in
Speyside. For the unconventional whisky
lovers and explorers, BenRiach Triple
Distilled is a chance to enjoy an
innovative style of Speyside Single Malt
Scotch not once or twice, but triple
distilled."
BenRiach 10 Year Old Triple Distilled is
naturally coloured and bottled at 43%
ABV and it joins the classic and peated
BenRiach Quarter Casks in the global
travel retail range from BenRiach. The
range embodies the unconventional
Speyside style of BenRiach and its
creative heritage of distilling malt
whisky in a ‘troika’ of styles:
unpeated, peated and triple distilled.
If you have no plans to travel in the
near future you can also find the
current BenRiach domestic whisky range
available from specialist online whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of
Malt
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BenRiach 10 Year Old Triple Distilled Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Creamy sweet
vanilla, fresh pear,
a gentle barley sugar sweetness and
touch of oak spice in the background.
Taste: Light bodied, slightly
tart pear and a little zesty lemon
kept in check by a little barley sugar
sweetness, a lovely light touch of oak
spice.
Finish: The pear lingers a little
then bitters out leaving some gentle slightly drying oak.
Comment: This light bodied malt
is certainly a pleasant, smooth,
enjoyable, easy drinker, which is
perfectly suited for dramming in the
warmer weather so it is quite
appropriate that you will find it at the
airport when you are off to sunnier
climes for your holidays .
SMW Score 82/100
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