Whisky Focus - BenRiach Single Cask Batch 16

BenRiach today unveiled Batch 16 in its popular series of single cask bottlings and this year BenRiach whisky fans will be pleased to hear that there are 24 individual single cask bottlings to seek out, 12 of which will be available in Europe and the other 12 will be available in Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Through these single cask batch releases The BenRiach has become well known amongst whisky connoisseurs for its experimental nature and this latest batch of single cask whiskies once again showcases the distillery's multi-faceted range of casks in both unpeated and peated styles.

Batch 16 includes 16 unpeated and 8 peated cask bottlings from a selection of cask types sourced from around the world: Tokaji wine, Oloroso sherry, Pedro Ximénez, Port, Claret, Madeira, Sauternes, Virgin Oak, South African Red Wine, Jamaican Rum, Rioja, Sicilian Marsala, and Bourbon. Each bottle is filled exclusively from one of these individual cask types.

Master Blender Dr. Rachel Barrie commented on this latest batch saying: "There is no better insight into our intriguing palette of flavour than BenRiach Cask Bottling Batch 16. Featuring 24 different casks, this release provides a rare opportunity to explore the many facets of BenRiach maturation in one batch, something us whisky makers are lucky to do every day. Batch 16 offers the sweet side of Sicilian Marsala wood, smoked plum of the Rioja cask and a dark manuka honey palate of the 30 year old Tokaji; there is a journey and a story behind each cask bottling to be enjoyed by whisky explorers."

The 24 new BenRiach single cask bottlings details which were all bottled in June 2017 are as follows:

Available in Europe

• BenRiach 1985 Cask No. 7214 / 33 Year Old / Peated / Virgin Oak Hogshead / 48.1% ABV /  229 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1991 Cask No. 1865 / 27 Year Old / Rum Cask / 50.3% ABV / 194 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1993 Cask No. 7881 / 25 Year Old / Rioja Hogshead Barrique / 54.3% ABV / 237 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1994 Cask No. 6500 / 24 Year Old / Peated / Marsala Hogshead / 51.8% ABV / 299 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2005 Cask No. 3791 / 14 Year Old / Peated / Port Pipe / 55.3% ABV / 272 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2005 Cask No. 3435 / 13 Year Old / Rum Cask / 55% ABV / 254 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2007 Cask No. 7611 / 12 Year Old / Peated / Rum Cask / 59.5% ABV / 198 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2008 Cask No. 2506 / 11 Year Old / Peated / Bourbon Cask / 59.4% ABV / 93 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2007 Cask No. 3237 / 11 Year Old / Oloroso Sherry Butt / 61.2% ABV / 648 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2008 Cask No. 3085 / 10 Year Old / Oloroso Sherry Butt / 61.6% ABV / 634 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2009 Cask No. 6095 / 9 Year Old / Virgin Oak Hogshead / 58.5% ABV / 322 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2012 Cask No. 7825 / 7 Year Old / Peated / Virgin Oak Barrel / 61.2% ABV / 286 Bottles

Available in Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Canada

• BenRiach 1988 Cask No. 4422 / 30 Year Old / Tokaji Hogshead / 46.5% ABV / 218 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1991 Cask No. 1850 / 27 Year Old / Madeira Hogshead / 53.9% ABV / 287 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1993 Cask No. 7944 / 25 Year Old / Claret Hogshead Barrique / 53.1% ABV / 261 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1994 Cask No. 7379 / 24 Year Old / Bourbon Cask / 54.5% ABV / 216 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1995 Cask No. 7385 / 23 Year Old / Peated / Oloroso Sherry Butt/ 51.7% ABV / 662 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1997 Cask No. 7858 / 21 Year Old / Virgin Oak Hogshead / 51.9% ABV / 300 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 1997 Cask No. 4438 / 21 Year Old / Marsala Hogshead / 54.1% ABV / 404 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2005  Cask No. 6924 / 13 Year Old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Butt / 56.2% ABV / 607 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2005 Cask No. 6704 / 13 Year Old / Port Hogshead / 57.5% ABV / 224 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2006 Cask No. 1853 / 12 Year Old / Sauternes Barrique / 55.2% ABV / 274 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2008 Cask No. 7865 / 10 Year Old / Adoro South African Red Wine Barrique / 59.0% ABV / 277 Bottles
   
• BenRiach 2009 Cask No. 1647 / 10 Year Old / Peated / Madeira Hogshead / 59.0% ABV / 129 Bottles

You will find BenRiach Batch 16 available from specialist online whisky retailers but they don't tend to be available for long so it may be worth noting that The Whisky Shop is currently taking pre-orders for Batch 16 and other specialists such as The Whisky Exchange and Master of Malt will soon have them in stock.
 

• About The BenRiach Single Cask Batch 16
   
• BenRiach 1993 Cask No. 7881 25 Year Old Review
   
• BenRiach 2005 Cask No. 3791 14 Year Old Review
   
• BenRiach 2009 Cask No. 6095 9 Year Old Review

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