Bottle of the Week, Scotch
Bottle of the Week: Benriach 25
Feb
BenRiach 25 | 10% OFF | Code: BOTW | *Valid from Tuesday, Feb 21st – Tuesday, Feb 28th
Benriach Distillery in Speyside is a production house that likes to do things in multiples. It produces three types of whisky – classic, peated and triple-distilled and this release is a four-casked bottling. This Benriach 25 spent its 2.5 decades in wood that included sherry, bourbon, port and virgin oak casks, the marriage of which created a rich and elegant single malt.
A 46.8% release, it celebrates Benriach’s signature fruit aroma on layers of honey, spice and apples. The palate is equally rich, bringing a wonderfully sweet and silky personality from the sherry and port influence. Oak itself is, of course, ever-present with lots of vanilla, cocoa and spice notes emerging from the virgin oak.
This edition of the Benriach 25 quickly became a favourite with fans and collectors who especially enjoy the marriage of sherry, bourbon and virgin oak casks that create it. Using water from the distillery’s traditional source, Burnside springs, it has captured a vintage that is central to the distillery’s identity.
Benriach has been on a path to success and growth for some time now, especially under its ownership by the US drinks firm Brown Forman and its master blender Dr Rachel Barrie. These two forces have combined to thrust the Benriach name into all the right places and allow its fruit-forward signature to reach a new army of whisky drinkers.
