Benriach The Original Ten Year Old
Benriach · Benriach Distillery
Benriach's ten-year-old is a masterclass in what careful maturation across bourbon, sherry, and virgin oak casks can achieve at a relatively young age. It's not trying to be complex — it's trying to be truthful to its spirit character, and it succeeds beautifully. An ideal introduction to the distillery's range.
Nose
Orchard fruit and honey open up immediately, joined by a clean malty sweetness and a whisper of vanilla. A delicate floral rosewater quality floats behind the fruit, giving it a layered, inviting character.
Palate
Medium-bodied and approachable. Peach and honey dominate, with toasted almond and a gentle vanilla oak underpinning. The malt character stays present throughout, giving the whisky a cereal backbone that keeps it grounded.
Finish
Medium length, clean and slightly honeyed, with fading peach and a hint of green cut grass.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Bourbon, sherry, and virgin oak casks
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Matured in a combination of bourbon, sherry, and virgin oak casks
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Speyside Highball — 2 oz Benriach The Original Ten · 4 oz chilled soda water · Build in a chilled highball glass over ice, garnish with a lemon twist.
Food Pairing
Honey-glazed roasted salmon with dill
Nestled in the heart of Speyside near Elgin, Benriach was rescued from mothballed silence in 2004 and has since built a reputation for experimental cask maturation under the guidance of master blender Rachel Barrie.
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