{"product_id":"benrinnes-29-year-old-1994-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-1st-fill-sherry-puncheon-7938-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2024-70cl","title":"Benrinnes 29 Year Old 1994 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single 1st Fill Sherry Puncheon #7938 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2024) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBenrinnes 29 Year Old 1994 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single 1st Fill Sherry Puncheon #7938 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2024) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-main__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 556 bottles produced from a single sherry puncheon. One of our favourite shapes for flavour spread \u0026amp; cask influence over the years. This is one spectacular dram! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatured for 29 years in a first-fill sherry puncheon, this Benrinnes offers aromas of orange peel, butterscotch, and stewed raisins. The palate is rich with raspberry jam, toasted hazelnuts, and cocoa powder. It finishes long, with a gentle warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose: Orange peel and butterscotch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate: Stewed raisins, raspberry jam with toasted hazelnuts and coca powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: Lingering with spice and citrus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Benrinnes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated on the lower slopes of Speyside’s sentinel mountain, ‘The Ben’ is another of those intriguing distilleries which produces a highly individual make but which – due to its demand by blenders – has never become a front-line single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has six stills which are run in two pairs of three. For years a form of partial triple distillation was utilised to help promote a meaty\/sulphury new make character. The low wines from the first distillation were split into strong and weak feints. The lower-strength portion was redistilled in the middle still and split into two again, with the stronger part [strong feints] being carried forward, the weaker being retained for the next charge. The strong feints were then mixed with the highest strength distillate from the wash still and redistilled in the spirit still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything is run through worm tubs which are kept very cold, adding weight and meatiness to the spirit. In recent years, this complex distillation has been simplified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOccasionally seen as an independent bottling, the clearest manifestation of its meaty quality (which puts it in a similar stylistic camp as Dailuaine, Mortlach and Cragganmore) is Diageo’s Flora and Fauna bottling which comes from 100% ex-Sherry matured whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe current site of the Benrinnes distillery is in fact its second location. The original was built in 1826 by Peter MacKenzie but was destroyed in a flood in 1829. A new site was then found by John Innes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts most famous owner was Alexander Edward who was a partner in Craigellachie distillery, owned Aultmore, Dallas Dhu and was for a time co-owner of Oban [see Craigellachie]. The Edward family sold the distillery (which had caught fire in 1896) to John Dewar in 1922. It is now part of the Diageo stable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e53.3% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benrinnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52792325341522,"sku":"G\u0026MBENRIN29CC1994","price":599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Benrinnes29YearOld1994Gordon_MacphailConnoisseursChoiceSingle1stFillSherryPuncheon_7938SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2024_70cl.jpg?v=1773696064","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/benrinnes-29-year-old-1994-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-1st-fill-sherry-puncheon-7938-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2024-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}