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Benriach
expand its luxury range with the release
of the Benriach The Forty in the global
domestic market and Benriach The Forty
Octave Cask Matured in selected
international travel retail stores.
Benriach distillery has unveiled an
expansion of its esteemed luxury
collection, introducing two 40 Year Old whiskies: Benriach The Forty
and Benriach The Forty Octave Cask
Matured. The distillery say that the two
new expressions expressions exemplify Benriach's rich heritage of diverse
distillation techniques and meticulous
cask selection.
During the 1970s, a time when the
Speyside region predominantly produced
unpeated whiskies, Benriach boldly opted
to distil small batches of highly peated
spirit—an unconventional choice that
remains a hallmark of their
craftsmanship. Leveraging decades of
expertise, Rachel Barrie, the Master
Blender at Benriach, has artfully
combined select rare peated casks to
create The Forty, a truly exceptional
malt and one of the oldest peated
whiskies ever released by a Speyside
Distillery.
Limited to just 134 bottles and
exclusively available in global travel
retail, The Forty Octave Cask Matured
underscores Benriach's unwavering
dedication to cask innovation. This
expression has been meticulously
nurtured in small octave casks, a mere
eighth of the size of regular casks,
resulting in a whisky that showcases the
distillery's ingenuity and commitment to
pushing boundaries.
Commenting on the new releases, Rachel
Barrie, Master Blender for Benriach
said: "Fine bourbon casks have gradually
developed exquisite notes of honeyed
pomelo and lush orchard fruits to create
Benriach The Forty. Over the decades of
maturation, the smoky character of
peated Benriach spirit refines and
mellows, transforming into ripe fruit
sweetness. This intricate character is
interwoven with dark notes of chocolate,
rich plum and smooth walnut from port
casks sourced from the Douro Valley.
"Crafted from the staves of refill and
first fill American oak bourbon casks,
the octaves casks used for Benriach The
Forty Octave Cask Matured create a
sublime interplay of indulgent orchard
and dark fruits, with a flawless silken
oak finish."
Previously, these exceptional whiskies
were exclusively available as part of a
bespoke non-fungible token (NFT) twinset
on Blockbar.com, the pioneering
direct-to-consumer NFT marketplace for
luxury wines and spirits. However, for
the first time, consumers now have the
opportunity to acquire physical bottles
of Benriach The Forty and The Forty
Octave Cask Matured. It's worth noting
that BlockBar.com remains the sole
platform where both bottles can still be
purchased as a twinset.
The Benriach Forty Octave Cask Matured
will be an exclusive offering found only
in global travel retail, specifically in
select international airports. From this
month Benriach The Forty will be
accessible as a continuous release, available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Master of Malt
and
Hard To Find Whisky
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