Benriach, The Twenty One, 21-Year-Old, Speyside, Single Malt Scotch Whisky (43%)
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Benriach Distillery, Speyside
Benriach Distillery was established in 1898 by the Grant family on the same site as Longmorn Distillery. It was mothballed two years after commencing production due to the ‘Pattison Crash’.
In 1965, Glenlivet Distillers re-opened the distillery after a period that saw most of the distillery being rebuilt. In 1978, Benriach was purchased by the Canadian whisky firm Seagrams and was extended from two stills to four. In April 2004, three entrepreneurs led by Scotch Whisky industry veteran Billy Walker acquired the distillery. The company was bought in 2016 by Brown Forman.
In 2007, the distillery extended its core range with three-peated single malt expressions: Herodotus Fumosus, Importanticus Fumosus, and Arumaticus Fumosus. Each malt is distilled from heavily peated malted barley, aged for 12 years and finished in either Pedro Ximenez Sherry butts (Herodotus), Aged Tawny Port hogsheads (Importanticus), or Dark Rum barrels (Arumaticus).
The core range includes The Twelve, The Twenty One, The Twenty Five, and The Thirty. The range was also extended to The Forty in 2022. The distillery's signature style is a richly flavoured malt, emphasising honey, vanilla, and heather flowers, with sweet spices and milk chocolate overtones.
(Adapted from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024)
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Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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Benriach Distillery, established in 1898, is known for its innovative and versatile whisky production. The Twenty One is a celebrated expression showcasing the distillery’s ability to craft complex single malts. It is aged in a combination of Bourbon, virgin oak, Pedro Ximénez Sherry and red wine casks for at least 21 years, adding layers to that complexity.
Made with both peated and un-peated whiskies, the smoky note is subtle and integrated with the yellow apple and sweet floral notes.
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