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7th May 2014 |
BenRiach 12
year old Sherry Wood wins Spirit of
Speyside whisky festival award.
 It’s been voted the best in China and
now a BenRiach single malt has won a top
award in Speyside!
The BenRiach 12 year old Sherry Wood
Matured is the winner of the 12 year old
and under category in this year’s Spirit
of Speyside Whisky Festival.
Some 350 votes were cast in the
competition, the only awards contest
where the winners are determined by
members of the whisky-loving public.
Eight finalists were voted on at a
series of roving judging sessions across
Speyside in the run-up to and during the
Festival. The malts had previously been
shortlisted by a panel of industry
leaders, acclaimed writers and
specialist retailers.
Penny Ellis, a director of the Spirit of
Speyside Festival and organiser of the
awards, said: "It is a huge honour to
receive one of these awards because they
are voted for by the public, as opposed
to a panel of experts, and are not
influenced by any kind of consumer
loyalty or external factors."
The five-day festival, now in its
fifteenth year, attracted visitors from
thirty-one countries which shows the
draw of whisky and how much Speyside has
to offer.
Last year the BenRiach 12 year old
Sherry Wood Matured was voted the best
in China. It beat 120 other single malts
and blends, scoring 95 points and
winning the Platinum Signature Award. It
also won two trophies in the prestigious
International Wine and Spirits
Competition in 2011.
Master Distiller Billy Walker said:
"This latest award shows that our 12
year old sherry wood matured is
something really special. At 46% ABV,
it’s been created by marrying together
whiskies matured in Oloroso and Pedro
Ximenez Sherry Butts sourced from Jerez
in Southern Spain. This gives a
wonderful balance of mocha and dark
chocolate interwoven with figs,
sultanas, vanilla, fruits and rich
spice."
Creamy, sweet and rich, it makes for a
wonderful after-dinner dram. One
reviewer said it was "faultless" and it
achieved a rating of 95.5 in Jim
Murray’s 2012 Whisky Bible.
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