Brand
The BenRiach
Age
10 years old
Expression
10th Anniversary
Whisky type
Single Malt
Distillery
The BenRiach Distillery
Origin
Speyside, Scotland
Year distilled
2004
Year launched/bottled
2014
Limited edition
1,106 bottles
ABV.
46.00%
Source
The BenRiach Distillery Company Ltd
In collection

Review by The BenRiach

Colour

Gleaming rich harvest gold.

Nose

Ripe white pear, fruit salad syrup and rich clotted cream hold a crisp twist of candied peel and soft vanilla.

Palate

Crisp barley with peppery toasted oak and stem ginger flood over rich crème brulee, coconut butter and vanilla poached pear.

Note

The BenRiach 10th Anniversary bottling is a strictly limited one-off bottling to commemorate a very special occasion.

Back in 2004, Billy Walker and his two South African partners Geoff Bell and Wayne Kieswetter purchased BenRiach and turned it into one of Scotland’s most admired distilleries.

On September 20 that year, the first distillation under the new owners was filled to cask. Ten years on, Billy Walker has married together four outstanding casks from the first week of production to create this limited bottling, at 46% vol, with only 1106 bottles available for sale.

The four bourbon barrels - 7257, 7258, 7259 and 7260 - distilled on September 21, 2004.