2007 Benrinnes "Old Particular" 11 Year Old K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml)

Notes

While we take every opportunity we get to buy a blue chip distillery cask at reasonable prices, it's the unsung heroes that I believe make our Scottish single cask program truly compelling. Benrinnes is just such a distillery. One of the many workhorses in Diageo's stable, this Speysider is prized for its massive contribution to the final texture and profile of blends. While we've bottled many older expressions in the past that have showcased the distillery's unique partial triple distillation technique, we thought it time to show off the younger, fresher side of Benrinnes. And this cask was the perfect way to do it. Distilled just after the move to a more traditional double distillation with two wash stills and four spirit stills in 2007, this is the first cask we've ever had on the new setup. It retains the distillery's natural character, arguably, it shows even more of the prized weight and creamy texture the rich malt is known for. The nose still opens with a full and rich expression you'd expect from older bottles, but quickly melds into something more honeyed, sweet and vibrant than we are used to. This is the perfect opening note to a new era of Benrinnes and gives us the an affordable opportunity to sock away a piece of history and watch it develop through future casks, which we will no doubt continue to love and bottle. Or you can forget all of that and just enjoy this beautiful and easy drinking dram at a mere 55 bucks.