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The BenRiach Matured in Sherry Wood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml Bottle

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The BenRiach
Matured in Sherry Wood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Matured in Sherry Wood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml
This 12-year-old single malt from The BenRiach is matured in sherry casks and finished in Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks to add unexpected layers of fruit and oak spice to the classic Speyside spirit. A new edition of BenRiach's 12 Year Old Sherry Wood expression, which is matured in sherry casks, and then finished in a combination of Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks. More sherried deliciousness than you can shake a stick at.
Beverage type:
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Alcohol Level:
46%
Bottle size:
750ml bottle Single
Tastes like:
Apple
Sherry
Sweet
Raisins
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About the brand
During this time, however, Benriach's floor maltings continued to operate, providing malt for sister distillery Longmorn. In the 1960s the distillery was bought and completely refurbished by Glenlivet, re-opening for distillation in 1965. Glenlivet was bought by Chivas Brothers in 1978, with the company's parent Seagram deciding to produce peated malt for their blends at Benriach from 1983 (production today is around 10% peated malt)and expanding capacity with the addition of two new stills in 1985. In 1994, almost 100 years after opening, the first official bottling of Benriach as a single malt (a fairly nondescript 10 year-old) was released. The floor-maltings were mothballed in 1999 after more than a century of continuous operation, but remain in good condition and are now being prepared for reopening. Seagram became part of Pernod Ricard in 2001, and the new owners cut production at Benriach to three months a year, before mothballing the distillery in 2002. Finally, in 2004, Pernod sold the Benriach distillery to an independent consortium led by Billy Walker, a former director of Burn Stewart. Production recommenced almost immediately and the lacklustre 10yo was discontinued and replaced by what has become one of the most exciting and dynamic ranges in the industry. Led by a feisty 12 year-old and a critically acclaimed 16 yo, Benriach's new owners have continued to exploit the superb spirit created by this previously unsung distillery, with a string of aged or limited releases of remarkably vibrant single malts. Crucially, the new owners have been able to take advantage of the peated spirit made at the distillery in the previous 25 years - at a time when peaty malts have become hugely popular. In just five years, Benriach has gone from a forgotten footnote, one of many neglected distilleries in the portfolios of big companies, to one of the most exciting single malts around. This was capped by the distillery winning the accolade of Distillery of the Year from Malt Advocate magazine in 2007. Such has been the spectacular trajectory of Benriach that parent company Intra Trading has recently bought another well-respected distillery fallen on hard times - Glendronach. All single malt fans will be wishing them well in their efforts to pull off a similar revival there - and after the remarkable success accomplished with Benriach, few would bet against them.
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Ratings & Reviews (2)
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Sara Boulet
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Posted on Jun 3rd, 2020
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Isabella Rios
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Benriach tasting evening Sydney June 24 2019. Whisky #1 Nose: Sherry yet with a marginally drying quality vanilla (heaps of vanilla) fragrant oat sawdusty sweet-smelling oak resinous oak brilliant syrup marzipan. Sense of taste: At first delicate yet immediately blazing into a hot and fiery appearance with a sharp nearly vinegar quality! Ginger white pepper and stew turn up rapidly a short time later in the early turn of events and stay all through the sense of taste. Sooner or later some grape flavors are perceptible. With water some dull toffee notes develop and the grape notes transform into dried organic products. There is a nutty quality also (pecans hazelnuts). Finish: Medium. Grape oat and a marginally severe zesty persistent flavor. Following a rest of three years BenRiach reestablished the multi year sherried articulation profoundly go anyway this is very unique to the old rendition - adequately in order to warrant another section here on Distiller. The wood the executives has changed yet in a somewhat confounding way. The old rendition was completely developed in oloroso and PX barrels - sufficiently straightforward. This new form rests in sherry wood" (whatever that implies) and is then completed in oloroso and PX containers. I'm accepting that an absence of containers implies they have extended their stock by re-coopering barrels that once held an assortment of sherries. The dry profile of this measure positively alludes to some fino and amontillado nearness. I shudder to envision what the new think about this whisky would have been similar to. It probably been savagely hot in light of the fact that following 12 years of molding this is still very merciless on first associate. It modulates with time ... yet just a little and water is extremely fundamental to tame it. Weakening brings out lovely oat fragrances on the button quietens the resinous oak and creates earthy colored sugar smells. It likewise relax the sense of taste extensively - the white pepper flavor remains however the stew note is quieted and it builds up a lovely natural quality. In contrast with the previous multi year old (which was commonly famous yet in addition not without its blames) this is unique however comparable enough to be given a similar rating. "Better than expected" : 3 stars"
Posted on Apr 24th, 2020
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Tasting Notes
Nose
Baked apples, rich toasted spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg), orange blossom, green apples and some sweet citrus – lemon curd, perhaps. Lovely balance; nothing dominates.
Taste
The sweet, sticky Pedro Ximénez sherry cask makes its presence felt here, with lovely rich and ripe raisins and sultanas taking charge, along with notes of honey, Christmas-cake spices and fresh fig.
Finish
The sweet, rich fruit lingers and invites you to take another sip. Very moreish.
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