Whisky Focus - Lucky 13 For BenRiach Distillery Company At Malt Maniacs Awards

The BenRiach Distillery Company picks up 13 medals at the Malt Maniacs Awards 2015.

BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh single malts have won a total of thirteen medals in the 2015 “Malt Maniacs" Awards.

The Edinburgh-headquartered company headed by industry veteran Billy Walker took six silver and seven bronze medals in this year’s competition.

The complete list is:

Silver Medal:

• 89 points - GlenDronach 21 Year Old 1993 cask # 477 for Kenny Hsu’s Collection
   
• 87 points - Glenglassaugh 41 Year Old 1972 cask # 2114 Batch 1
   
• 87 points - GlenDronach 21 Year Old 1993 cask # 479 for Aroma Taiwan
   
• 86 points - GlenDronach 11 Year Old 2003 cask # 4006 for Aroma Taiwan
   
• 86 points - GlenDronach 25 Year Old 1990 cask # 1375 Batch 12
   
• 85 points - BenRiach 18 Year Old 1996 cask # 4521 exclusively bottled for Taiwan

Bronze Medal:

• 84 points - BenRiach 35 Year Old
   
• 84 points - BenRiach 20 Year Old 1994 cask # 808 exclusively bottled for Taiwan
   
• 83 points - GlenDronach 21 Year Old Parliament
   
• 83 points - BenRiach 17 Year Old Septendecim
   
• 83 points - BenRiach 12 Year Old Sherry Wood Matured
   
• 82 points - BenRiach 1998 cask # 7758 for The Whisky Exchange
   
• 82 points - Glenglassaugh 30 Year Old

The Malt Maniacs are a worldwide group of whisky lovers made up of amateur connoisseurs and professional whisky writers, with the judging panel drawn from the group’s amateur ranks.

The Maniacs have been conducting their annual competition since 2003 and it has evolved into one of the most important and independent whisky competitions in the whisky calendar.

Sales Director Alistair Walker said: "2015 has been a stellar year for the company. As well as winning these coveted "Malt Maniacs" medals, we took a further ten medals at the IWSC awards, we announced record profits and a major £25m investment and we became the "Global Whisky Distiller of the Year" at the "Icons of Whisky" awards, so the year is ending on a real high for the company.

"The Malt Maniacs awards are very important to us because they are given by dedicated whisky lovers who are passionate about whisky.

"I am especially pleased that our single cask releases received the highest marks this year as these casks represent the most exclusive whiskies from our warehouses and we are delighted they have been recognised as such by the Malt Maniacs judges."

You will find many of the winning whiskies which are still available from specialist Whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
 

• UK Shops
   
• USA Shops
   
• European Shops
  

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