Whisky Focus - BenRiach Distillery Company Scoops 16 Medals At IWSC 2016

16 medals for the BenRiach Distillery  Company whisky brands at IWSC 2016

The BenRiach Distillery Company has once again walked away from the International Wine & Spirits Competition 2016 with a barrel load of medals, 16 medals in total to be exact including 3 Gold medals.

Founded in 1969, the International Wine and Spirit Competition is one of the most prestigious in the world. It was set up to highlight excellence amongst the world’s best wines, spirits and liqueurs. Now in its forty-seventh year, it receives entries from over 90 countries, giving it global reach and reputation.

Judging for the Competition is unique in that it has two stages; first, the products are tasted blind by expert panels, selected from over 300 fully experienced and qualified industry judges. Then, products which receive the top medals are subject to technical analysis before results are released. This crucial stage ensures winners receive complete validation.

The company took three Gold, six Silver Outstanding, five Silver and two Bronze awards. The full list of this years medal haul is:

Gold Medals

• GlenDronach 8 Year Old The Hielan’
   
• GlenDronach 12 Year Old Original
   
• Glenglassaugh 30 Year Old

Silver Outstanding Medals

• BenRiach 10 Year Old
   
• BenRiach Cask Strength Batch 1
   
• BenRiach 10 Year Old Curiositas
   
• GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice
   
• Glenglassaugh Octaves Peated
   
• Glenglassaugh Revival

Silver Medals

• BenRiach Heart of Speyside
   
• BenRiach 25 Year Old
   
• BenRiach Peated Quarter Casks
   
• GlenDronach Peated
   
• Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic

Bronze Medals

• BenRiach 16 Year Old
   
• GlenDronach 21 Year Old Parliament

Sales Director Alistair Walker commented: "We are delighted to win these sixteen awards, especially as they are spread across all three of our brands.

"For three years running, our Glenglassaugh 30 Years Old has taken Gold so it’s clearly a magnificent dram. It was our first release from the Portsoy distillery after we took over in 2013 so it’s very special to us. It has matured in coastal warehouses for over 30 years and has an elegant sherry-cask background.

"It’s very pleasing that GlenDronach Original Aged 12 Years took Gold for a second year. This is testament to the quality of the whisky, which has matured in the finest Spanish Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks.

"And we’re also delighted to see the GlenDronach Hielan’ Aged 8 Years move up from last year’s Silver to take Gold this year. For such a young whisky, it has consistently won critical acclaim worldwide, and it’s great to see it up there taking Gold and being compared with some venerable aged whiskies."

You will find the current BenRiach, Glenglassaugh and GlenDronach whisky range available from specialist whisky shops worldwide such as The Whisky Exchange
 

• UK Shops
   
• USA Shops
   
• European Shops
  

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