Benrinnes 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 313794C) – The Single Cask | 700ML

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Whiskey: Benrinnes 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 313794C) – The Single Cask | 700ML

Wonderfully sherried Benrinnes single malt from the team over at The Single Cask. Distilled in 2012 the Speysider was matured for just shy of a decade, including a finishing period in an oloroso sherry octave.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 116.4 (58.2%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Benrinnes

Wonderfully sherried Benrinnes single malt from the team over at The Single Cask. Distilled in 2012 the Speysider was matured for just shy of a decade, including a finishing period in an oloroso sherry octave. These small casks allow for more surface area to volume ratio, imparting buckets of flavour. It was then bottled at a burly 58.2% ABV, with just 91 bottles released.

Benrinnes 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 313794C) – The Single Cask | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Banana bread, homemade jam, and candied ginger.

Palate: Honeyed spices, dark chocolate, fresh tobacco, and ripe plum.

Finish: Baked apple, cinnamon, and toasted teacake.

Distillery Information

The original Benrinnes was sited almost a mile south-east of today’s distillery. Built on the Whitehouse Farm in 1826 by Peter McKenzie, the distillery was completely destroyed just three years later, after a great flood laid waste to the buildings. In 1835, a new distillery was built, sited on the side of its namesake, the 840m peak which looms over Speyside. Alongside four other distilleries, Benrinnes draws its water from springs on the mountain, tapping the Rowantree and Scurran Burns. Following a devastating fire at the end of the nineteenth century, BenRinnes was rebuilt, converting to electric power. The distillery has an unusual distillation method; the six stills are used to partially triple-distil the make. Benrinnes made use of a Saladin Box maltings system from 1964. In 1984, it was decommissioned and malt was bought in instead. Despite the long history of Benrinnes, there has only been one official bottling – in 1991 a fifteen year-old was released. Save for a few independent bottlings, the majority of the spirit has been used in blends, notably Johnnie Walker and J&B. Today, single malt whiskies from Benrinnes remain a rare treat. The distillery is currently under Diageo ownership.