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BenRiach
launch first core range whisky produced
from spirit distilled under The BenRiach
Distillery Company’s ownership.
 The
BenRiach Distillery has launched a very
special BenRiach 10 year old single
malt.
This release is a momentous high point
for the award-winning Elgin distillery
as the whisky is the first core range
expression to be produced predominantly
from spirit distilled under The BenRiach
Distillery Company’s eleven-year
ownership.
Managing Director Billy Walker and his
South African partners Wayne Kieswetter
and Geoff Bell acquired BenRiach from
Chivas Brothers in April 2004.
Bottled at 43% ABV, and as we have come to expect from BenRiach it
is non chill filtered and naturally
coloured, the BenRiach 10 Year
Old is Classic Speyside in character.
The cask formula focuses on ex-bourbon
and ex-sherry casks – exactly the types
of wood BenRiach favour. They tell me
that the new 10 year old is a fresh,
lively, fruit-laden single malt captures
warm oak spices, green apple, dried
apricots, peach and banana with subtle
touches of aniseed, lemon zest and
barley.
Billy Walker’s tasting notes below show that
this special single malt is a stunning
addition to BenRiach’s core range.
Sales Director Alistair Walker said:
"Last year we released our tenth
anniversary BenRiach bottling with four
casks from the first week of
distillation, but that was a strictly
limited one-off expression.
"Today’s release is something different
and is even more important for us going
forward. The BenRiach 10 Years Old is a
key new launch for us as it marks a
significant milestone – it is the first
core range expression to be created
predominantly from whiskies distilled at
BenRiach since we took over in 2004. We
have, effectively, been working towards
this single moment since we acquired
BenRiach Distillery and the 10 Years Old
expression will become the cornerstone
of our range."
Back in 2004, Billy Walker said he had
modest but robust plans "to revitalise
the distillery and target new markets,
taking BenRiach to specialist outlets
around the globe".
His "modest" objectives have been more
than met in the last ten years. Today,
BenRiach is one of the country’s most
admired distillers, having added
GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh and a
bottling plant to its comprehensive
portfolio.
It is now trading in over forty
countries worldwide with other emerging
markets entering the negotiation stage.
Over the ten years BenRiach has won
numerous prestigious awards; only last
month Whisky Magazine announced it was
the 2015 Global Whisky Distiller of the
Year.
Earlier this year, the London Stock
Exchange Group released its list of
'1000 Companies to Inspire Britain' and
The BenRiach Distillery Company was
featured for the first time.
The new BenRiach 10 year old will soon
be available from whisky
specialist shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
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