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BenRiach 10, 2013-2023, 1st Fill PX Hogshead Finish, 55.5% – Dràm Mòr
Another one I tried at the Hielander Whisky Festival early this year. While chatting to Kenny of Dràm Mòr, we had a couple of drams. Some of them I already knew because of review activities, and wanted to try again … Continue reading
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BenRiach 26, 1997-2023, PX Finish Cask 7355, 57.1% – The Duchess
This one isn’t even out yet! Supposedly, if things to right, it will be in three weeks though! A 26 year old BenRiach is always something interesting, but the PX finish makes it a bit of an oddball. Generally, whiskies … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, BenRiach, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Pedro Ximénez, PX finish, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Duchess
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Secret Speyside 13, 2009-2023, Hogshead 200929, 53.2% – Wu Dram Clan
This undisclosed peated BenRiach was released at the same time as the Smögen from recently, but without the 91 point score at Whiskyfun, and therefore less fanfare to go with it. As a result of that, this one is actually … Continue reading
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BenRiach ‘The Twelve’, Bourbon & Sherry & Port Casks, 46%
Another BenRiach I used for a tasting at work last year. A tasting where 22 people emailed me to join in and only 9 showed up. Yes, I’m still annoyed by that. Anyway, I used this BenRiach to compare unpeated … Continue reading
BenRiach ‘The Smoky Ten’, Bourbon & Rum & Virgin Oak Casks, 46%
Because it is not enough to have a regular bottling and a smoky version of that bottling. You also need to use every cask under the sun when doing so. Of course, there are far more types of casks available … Continue reading
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Tagged BenRiach, Bourbon Cask, Brown-Forman, Rum Cask, Speyside, Virgin oak cask
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Earlskine – Your Whisky Destination
In northern Germany, in Oldenburg there is a shop called ‘Whisky Erlebnis‘. They focus their inventory towards the luxurious side of things with all kinds of whiskies, gin, rum, cigars and more. They’re fairly new to the world of whisky, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, 2009, 2010, BenRiach, Bunnahabhain, Earlskine, Earlskine - Your Whisky Destination, Islay, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tobermory, Whisky Erlebnis
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Benriach 12, bottled 2020, 46% – The Smoky Twelve
I guess that settled whether I should write ‘smoky’ or ‘smokey’… Anyway, this BenRiach is one of the revamped editions from recent years, after Brown-Forman took over. A mix of casks was used, with Bourbon, Sherry and Marsala casks all … Continue reading
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BenRiach 15, 1999-2014, Refill Hogshead 21141, 56.7% – OB for Slijterij Vonk
Slijterij Vonk is a bottle shop not too far from where I live, and even though I hadn’t been there for ages, I started visiting the place a little bit more in the last year or so. It’s strange that … Continue reading
BenRiach 1981-2010, 28yo, Bourbon Barrel 2589, 51.6%
I saved this bottle for seven years before I opened it. From a luxury position, I bought this because it caught my eye when I was at De Druiventuin in 2012 to swap some of my Ardbeg bottles for a … Continue reading
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