BENRIACH - 10 ans - 43%
BenRiach Distillery is a Single Malt distillery from the Speyside region of Scotland. Like many distilleries, BenRiach has a complex and difficult history. It was built in 1898 on the same site as the Longmorn Distillery, drawing water from the underground spring of the Burnside beneath the property, but was only operational two years before the whisky industry crashed. The distillery remained closed until 1965 although the malting remained in operation to supply Longmorn which distilled continuously throughout this period. BenRiach was reopened by Glenlivet Distillers, and after a major refurbishment, production of peated malt began in 1972, for use in a blend. The first whisky under the BenRiach brand was released in 1994. After ownership passed to Seagram and then to Pernod Ricard, the distillery was put on hold in 2002, before being reopened in 2004 by an independent consortium. Brown-Forman acquired BenRiach along with its partner brands Glendronach and Glengassaugh in 2016. They inherited an impressive inventory of barrels dating back to 1965. BenRiach produces both peaty and non-peaty styles.
The 10-year-old is aged in a combination of Bourbon casks and Sherry casks.
Unpeated