Benrinnes 19 1995 Old Malt Cask Hunter Laing

What was the occasion: It’s a whisky tasting. And it’s been 19 years since the Leafs made it past the first round of the playoffs… Wait, the night we drank this whisky, they made it… Coincidence? Completely! Let’s move on! What whisky did we review? Benrinnes 19 1995 Old Malt Cask Hunter Laing, a dusty.. Wait… […]

Benrinnes 18 2000 Cadenhead Small Batch / Benrinnes 13 2006 Adelphi

Do I want my Benrinnes without Sherry maturation? Or even a finish? I’m sorry sir, why would you ask such a question? A Benrinnes and a sherry cask go together like the US and rugged individualism, even to the point of self-harm. Having one without the other just leads to, I don’t know, terrible things. […]

Benrinnes 13 1998 A.D. Rattray Cask Collection

Thanks to /u/nsquare14 for the sample. A long time ago I found out that Benrinnes was the thing. Ex-sherry specifically. I bought a bottle of Benrinnes 14 A.D. Rattray Cask Collection, enjoyed it a lot, and here we are. Since then it’s been harder to find these nice ex-sherry cask Benrinnes, probably because we weren’t wrong about […]

Stronachie 1976

Thanks to /u/devoz[ for pouring this. You’ll notice a certain item with a quote in a variety of my end of year tasting whiskies. A while ago I reviewed a certain Caol Ila that was enjoyed by another reviewer. Turns out it was enjoyed by him a lot. Like it was the best thing he’s ever drunk […]

Benrinnes 19 1996 Carn Mor Strictly Limited

Thanks to the Toronto Whisky Society for hosting this event, and to /u/devoz for picking out the lineup. Yours truly was presenting the lineup, and boy, let me tell you, as someone who didn’t pick the whiskies and has had a few ex-Bourbon Benrinnes, I was a bit concerned. You see… Benrinnes is big because of how nicely ts […]

Benrinnes 19 1997 Old Malt Cask Hunter Laing (K&L Exclusive)

Thanks to /u/nsquare14 for sending me some samples. Really appreciate these, as he sent me some I’ve never reviewed as a thank you for the reviews. Little bit of a rant here, with hopes that someone reads it that can do something. There’s no such thing as a whisky, from a distillery, that you can buy […]

Benrinnes SMWS 36.122 “A dark jungle of flavour”

For some of you reading old Benrinnes reviews from myself on reddit or on my webpage, you’ll be wondering why I take a silly approach and talk poorly about them. You see, that was a joke brought up awhile ago. Around Reddit, not many people knew about Benrinnes. Or how good an ex-sherry Benrinnes could […]

Benrinnes SMWS 36.96 “Chocolate Cake Cookie”

Looked at my upcoming samples I was planning on reviewing. Came to a conclusion: I was about to review some whiskies that may lower my overall numbers, if you catch my drift. Suffice to say, I also had a first-fill 9 year old Benrinnes that was aching for it. Granted I sound like a Catholic […]

Benrinnes 23 [Pub L’Isle Noire Flight Review Set #1]

Hey Dram Fans, hope you’re having a nice day! I’m currently great because I’m writing up the second of a 4 part series on a pretty sweet pub called Pub L’Isle Noire, which if you’re ever in Montreal, you should check out. Or don’t. I’m not your mother. Anyway, I was sitting there, ready to […]

Benrinnes Mega-Review [11 Signatory 1997, 14 Hart Brothers, 14 Lady of the Glen, 14 1998 A.D. Rattray, 15 Flora & Fauna, 15 Darkness! Oloroso, 15 Darkness! PX, 17 Signatory 1997, 17 S.M.W.S. 36.82, 18 The Ultimate 1995]

Today I’m reviewing 10 different offerings from multiple sources of Benrinnes. Some of you may ask “Why? Why would you let the cat out of the bag?” Well, first up, Benrinnes is an interesting Speyside distillery. They triple distill, they have been mothballed twice, and they were known for being used in blends. Also they […]