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Distillery profile:
The Benrinnes distillery (sometimes spelled as 'Ben
Rinnes') was constructed near the site of an earlier
distillery which was built near Whitehouse Farm,
Banffshire in 1826. It was perhaps not the most
fortunate choice of locations: the first Benrinnes
distillery was destroyed by a flood in 1829. Ordinary
people might have given up, but... More
on Malt Madness. |
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| Check all the 'winners' (90 points or more) on this wee list (PDF) |
| OB
- no vintage |
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- Benrinnes 12 yo ‘The Manager's Dram' (63%, OB, bottled 1988) - 110912
- Benrinnes
15 yo (43%, Flora & Fauna, +/-1998) - no
notes - 83
- Benrinnes 23 yo 1985/2009 (58.8%, OB) - 031209
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| OB
- vintage |
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- Benrinnes 1996/2009 'Manager's Choice' (59.1%, OB, cask #8994, 324 bottles) - 111110
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| Berry
Bros & Rudd |
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- Benrinnes 1984/2011 (56.5%, Berry Bros & Rudd, cask #2270) - 040412
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| The
Bottlers |
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- Benrinnes 26 yo 1982/2009 (57.4%, The Bottlers, refill sherry butt, cask #3229) - 111110
- Benrinnes
17 yo 1985/2002 (60.2%, The Bottlers, refill
sherry butt, cask #1852) - no notes - 87
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| Cadenhead - Duthies |
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- Benrinnes 27 yo 1962/1989 (44%, Cadenhead, mini) - 040412
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| Coopers
Choice |
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- Benrinnes
12 yo 1989/2002 (43%, Coopers Choice) - no notes
- 78
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| Dewar
Rattray - A.D. Rattray |
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- Benrinnes 13 yo 1996/2009 (57%, A.D. Rattray, Cask Collection, Sherry Hogshead #6461, 315 bottles)- 031209
- Benrinnes 13 yo 1998/2012 (53.5%, A.D. Rattray, sherry butt, cask #6850, 499 bottles) - 250413
- Benrinnes 18 yo ‘Stronachie’ (46%, A.D. Rattray, 2010) - 261110
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| Douglas
Laing |
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- Benrinnes 17 yo 1994/2011 (55.1%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask for Whisky Shop Dufftown, sherry butt, 300 bottles) - 110912
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| Dun
Eideann |
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- Benrinnes
1989/2000 (43%, Dun Eideann, France) - no notes
- 79
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| Gordon
& MacPhail |
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- Benrinnes
14 yo 1968 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s
Choice old brown label) - 160805
- Benrinnes
19 yo 1968/1987 (57.1%, Sestante) - 280808
- Benrinnes
1972/1995 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s
Choice) - 080504
- Benrinnes
1975/2006 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail for Juuls,
cask #3443, 250 bottles) - 280808
- Benrinnes
1975/2006 (55.5%, Gordon & MacPhail for
Holland, cask #3444, 204 bottles) - 280808
- Benrinnes
1978/1995 (40%, G&M Centenary Reserve) -
no notes - 76
- Benrinnes
1990/2003 (46%, G&M Reserve, cask #6677)
- no notes - 84
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| James
MacArthur |
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- Benrinnes
12 yo bottled 1991 (63.8%, James MacArthur)
- 090305
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| Jean
Boyer |
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- Benrinnes
12 yo 1992/2004 (43%, Jean Boyer, Best Casks
of Scotland) - 280808
- Benrinnes
1993/2006 (57.9%, Jean Boyer, Sherry cask, Best
Casks of Scotland) - 251006
- Benrinnes
2001/2006 (43%, Jean Boyer, Gifted Stills) -
270707
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| MacKillop's
Choice |
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- Benrinnes
1985/1999 (43%, Mac Kullick's Choice, cask #1213)
- no notes - 64
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| Malts
of Scotland |
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- Benrinnes 1988/2009 (46.3%, Malts of Scotland, cask #888, 175 bottles) - 031209
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| Norse
Cask |
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- Benrinnes
12 yo 1994/2006 (59%, Norse Cask, hogshead #601,
290 bottles) - 270707
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| Scotch
Single Malt Circle |
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- Benrinnes
1988/2006 (53.7%, Scotch Single Malt Circle,
cask #891) - 280808
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| Signatory
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- Benrinnes
15 yo 1982/1998 (43%, Signatory, cask #3225)
- 090305
- Benrinnes
15 yo 1989/2005 (55%, Signatory, cask #2363,
690 bottles) - 251006
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| The
Whisky Fair - The Whisky Agency - Perfect Dram - Liquid Sun |
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- Benrinnes 28 yo 1984/2012 (49,9%, Liquid Library, refill sherry hogshead, 271 bottles) - 111212
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(all
current rankings 
88 points
- Last tasted on October 25,
2006 - Tasting notes 
