Benriach 25yo Speyside Single Malt

BenRiach has all the traditional charm of a Speyside Distillery. Built in 1898, BenRiach is one of the few distilleries with its own on-site floor maltings, and draws its water from the Burnisde Springs.
 
The distillery goes all the way back to 1898 - it was nearing the turn of the century and the prolific whiskymaker John Duff (who had also established the likes of Longmorn Distillery) was well on his way building his Scotch making empire, strategically choosing sites to build his various distilleries. After Longmorn quickly struck success, he would next choose a scenic small hill to be the spot for his next venture, Benriach Distillery, with the name itself taken to refer to its location - "Ben" meaning hilland "Riach" being the name of the farm located there. This was just north of the famous Speyside region that is today famed for its richer, Sherried style whiskies, Benriach being one of them.
 
Over the years the Scotch distillery would change hands numerous times, yet crucially would land in the hands of Billy Walker in 2004. It was under Billy Walker that Benriach would now hone its use of a range of more exotic casks that further expanded the spectrum of flavours that its whiskies could offer. Benriach's already characteristically fruity whiskies would now become even more flavour packed, bold and forward. By 2015, the distillery would be given the honour of receiving the award for Global Whisky Distiller of the year by the prestigious Icons of Whisky Awards. In 2016, the distillery would once again make a move, this time to its current owners, Brown Forman, a distilling giant (which emerged from Bourbon icons Old Forester, Jack Daniel's and Woodford Reserve) that could accord even more resources to the distillery. 
 
This bottling comes from the 2006-2015 era.
 
TASTING NOTES:
Nose: Rich honey, spices, apples and peat, in combination with superb oak-wood notes.
Palate: A rich cocktail of honey, Oloroso Sherry, cocoa and apples, supported by a fascinating presence of citrus, sweet peat and wonderful wood notes.