Benriach The Twenty Five Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Benriach · Benriach Distillery
This is Benriach at its most contemplative — a quarter-century of Speyside maturation that balances fruit, malt, and subtle smoke with the confidence of deep age. It never shouts, but every sip reveals another layer. A whisky for the patient drinker.
Nose
Dried apricot and peach open alongside beeswax honey and toasted almond. A gentle wave of vanilla and clove spice arrives, with a distant wisp of peat smoke adding complexity without dominance.
Palate
Silky and layered — dried fruit and dark cocoa weave through a core of malt sweetness. Oak tannins are perfectly integrated, contributing woody depth and a faint coconut note. The mid-palate reveals earthy undertones and a hint of rosewater.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with lingering honey, gentle smoke, and a final whisper of dried fruit and hazelnut.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Bourbon, sherry, and virgin oak casks
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Combination of peated and unpeated malt
- Distillation
- Pot still distillation
- Maturation
- Matured in a combination of bourbon, sherry, and virgin oak casks for a minimum of 25 years
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Food Pairing
The nutty, crystalline sweetness of aged Comté amplifies the whisky's almond and honey notes, while fig compote bridges the dried fruit character on the palate.
Benriach has distilled in Elgin since 1898, and its signature style — layering peated, unpeated, and triple-distilled malts across diverse cask types — gives its aged expressions a rare dimensionality.
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