(Credit score: Brown-Forman)
This week Benriach Distillery introduced its oldest and most unique expression so far: Benriach 1966 Cask Aged 50 Years. Crafted from one distinctive cask by Grasp Blender Rachel Barrie and with simply 4 valuable bottles accessible within the U.S. market, Benriach 1966 Cask Aged 50 Years is the best portrayal of Benriach’s signature fruit-laden type. It has been bottled at 44.5% ABV.
“The Benriach 1966 Cask Aged 50 Years is our final treasure,” stated Rachel Barrie, Grasp Blender at Benriach Distillery. “Sip 50 years of opulent refinement with notes of elegant honeyed dates and delicate oak spices in concord with the lingering finesse of apple, pear and traces of grapefruit.”
“That is our artwork – a testomony to the experience in and dedication to extraordinary cask maturation at Benriach Distillery. Our skill to nurture taste has been knowledgeable by our heritage in maturing an eclectic array of casks from the world over and we have now a artistic philosophy and exploratory method in the direction of whisky making. Over many many years, this has granted an professional understanding of what makes the distinctive cask.”
First stuffed with unpeated Benriach spirit on September 21, 1966, Bourbon cask 2383 was handpicked for its beautiful character, destined to change into the oldest remaining classic and rarest ever instance of Benriach. Following many years of maturation in Benriach’s Speyside warehouses, it emerges as the primary Benriach to be bottled at 50 years previous.
Benriach 1966 Cask Aged 50 Years is held inside a bespoke crystal decanter, made in Scotland by Glasstorm. Every decanter is introduced in a presentation field made by grasp craftsman John Galvin, its design impressed by the colourful array of eclectic casks which fill Benriach’s warehouses, the place the expression has been nurtured for the final half a century.
This exceptionally uncommon single malt will hit very choose shops with a advisable value of $25,000.
