Benriach simply launched its first single cask, single malt Scotch assortment ever obtainable within the U.S. from the distillery.
Every of the gathering’s three expressions unique to the U.S. have been drawn from particular person casks chosen by Grasp Blender Rachel Barrie to supply a singular perception into the flexibility of Benriach’s eclectic cask kinds.
Restricted to some hundred bottles per cask, every whisky is bottled at cask power, with age statements that vary from 12 to 27 years outdated.
Benriach Cask Version US (picture through Benriach)
In an announcement from the distiller, Grasp Blender Barrie stated, “Our ‘sleeping beauties’, as we frequently name these casks, proceed to be sourced from everywhere in the world, enabling us to creatively discover the total taste potentialities of Speyside Single Malt. Every cask will inform its personal story of a journey of taste the place the spirit is married with oak, over years and thru the seasons, to essentially create a singular second in time by no means to be repeated once more.”
She stated the Marsala Wine Hogshead cask brings out clementine, apricot, nectarine and cherry blossom flavors, and the Pedro Ximénez Puncheon follows with intense notes of heather honey, butterscotch and sultana.
“Every cask permits us to discover a unique side of Benriach’s fruit-laden character,” Barrie stated.
Relying on the expression, the ABV ranges from 55.4% to 58.2%, whereas instructed retail costs vary from $100 to $380.
Cask Particulars
2009 (12 Yr) – Cask #3812: Pedro Ximénez Puncheon
- ABV: 58.2%.
- Coloration: Vintage gold.
- Nostril: Toasted raisin brioche, with layers of butter, sultana and orange marmalade.
- Palate: Heather honey, butterscotch and lemon curd on sultana and hazelnut bread.
- $100 instructed retail value (700ml).
- Complete variety of bottles: 642.
- Accessible markets: CA, KY, OR, WA, GA, MA, NY
1998 (23 Yr) – Cask #10297: Marsala
- ABV: 55.4%.
- Coloration: Polished brass.
- Nostril: Clementine, apricot, nectarine and cherry blossom, with maple and vanilla syrup.
- Palate: Orange and honey glazed chocolate cake with apricot and redcurrant jelly.
- $330 instructed retail value (700ml).
- Complete variety of bottles: 264.
- Accessible markets: AZ, CO, IL, DE, DC, FL, MD, MN, NV, PA, SC, WI
1997 (24 Yr) – Cask #15058: Oloroso Puncheon
- ABV: 55.4%.
- Coloration: Mahogany.
- Nostril: Crème brûlée with hazelnut and toasted vanilla on a base of cedarwood, spiced apple and mocha.
- Palate: Chocolate orange and hazelnut cake with raisins, dried apple, apricot and sultana.
- $380 instructed retail value (700ml).
- Complete variety of bottles: 641.
- Accessible markets: GA, MA, NY and extra main metro markets
Relationship again to 1898, when founder John Duff constructed his distillery, Scotland’s Benriach stands on the positioning of the outdated Riach farm in north Speyside, drawing water from a mineral-rich aquifer, deep beneath the distillery.
For extra info, try www.benriachdistillery.com.
