Benriach
Distillery Bottlings
Posted 08 January 2018
Speyside distillery BenRiach has had periods of boom and periods of closure. Then owners Pernod Ricard closed the site in 2001, but, two years later a modern revival of the distillery began in earnest, with Billy Walker (former Production Director for Burn Stewart) leading the reopening of BenRiach. Fast-forward a few years, and the BenRiach Distillery Company (which is now part of Brown-Forman) owns both Glendronach and Glenglassaugh as well as their namesake distillery.
Posted 18 September 2019
“Drink sherry - help the whisky industry” It sounds both romantic and rather supportive – who doesn’t enjoy this story of a centuries old symbiotic relationship. Alas, nowadays it’s far from the whole truth of the matter. Whilst sherry has an image problem (despite wine educators and bartenders singing its praises, sales continue to decline) and could certainly do with you all drinking a little bit more of it, the drinking sherry industry and the whisky sherry industry have been near separate entities for many years.
Independent Bottlings
Atom Brands
Posted 20 April 2021
Benriach distilled towards the tail end of Billy Walker’s time at the helm of the distillery – initially matured in ex-bourbon and then given a short additional stopover inside a sherry octave. Botted at 56.8% ABV with 230 bottles available (shortly I believe) this will set you back £50 for a 50cl bottle.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Posted 01 June 2018
Distilled in September of 2009 this Benriach has been matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel for 8 years. Young & Spritely profile.
Posted 08 November 2018
8 year old Benriach distilled in September 2009 and matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel. Young & spritely profile.
Posted 28 February 2019
Benriach – laid down in September 2009 and then drawn from a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel 8 years later. View on SMWS
Posted 05 April 2018
Distilled in September of 2009 this Benriach has been matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel for 8 years. Young & Spritely profile.
Posted 02 May 2019
Straight up no messing for this Benriach – just 9 years in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel. View on SMWS
Posted 14 November 2019
Young BenRiach matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel.
Posted 01 July 2021
Opening our coverage this month is an 11 year old Benriach that’s been matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel.
That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Posted 20 December 2018
Door Number 19 of the 2018 Boutique-y Advent calendar delivers Benriach 9 year old Batch 4 and a label that highlights the 2012 revitalisation of the distillery’s old malting equipment. Times are a changin’ for Benriach following the sale of the distillery in 2016 (alongside Glendronach and Glenglassaugh) from Billy Walkers’ consortium to industry powerhouse Brown-Forman for a cool £281 million.
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