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1257 Kensington Road NW
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$4,999.99
Available by request. Bottled at 43.5%, the BenRiach The Forty is billed by the owners as one of the "oldest peated whiskies in the world". Initially matured in ex-Bourbon, it was finished in port casks before bottling. 91pts Whisky Fun 90.75pts WhiskyBase
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91pts Whisky Fun
"The official website states that it's a peated malt whisky, which is very possible as I believe owners Seagram were doing such experiments indeed in the late 1970s and/or early 1980s, as they were also doing at Strathisla. There's also a variant finished in octaves, but this is the proper Forty. We had tried the previous Forty that they were having in the 2000s but I don't think I've ever written any notes about it. There. [Benriach 40 yo 'The Forty' (43.5%, OB, bourbon and Port, 752 bottles, 2023)] Colour: dark apricot – was it finished in Port? Nose: ah, those vintages. Mangos, cherries, peaches, rosehip tea, heather and heather honey, nectarines, zwetschke, tamarind, prunes… all that with a dazzling lightness. Forgot to mention a little patchouli. Having said that, I'm not finding a lot of 'peat'. Was it one of those experiments with peated water such as Craigduff or Glenisla? Doubt it, those were not this good… Mouth: something else, clearly. Some old Port indeed, probably, but it could also be sweet Malaga, PX etc. Some thickish Chambertin, massive cherries (I mean massive notes of candied cherries), the moistest pipe tobacco, red peach jam, more zwetschke, very old Slivovitz… Having said that, we remain reminded of Benriach's most sherried old vintages, with some Mon Chéri and other chocolaty and guilty pleasures. And then, perhaps, some resinous peat or something, pinewood smoke, barbecued rosemary and thyme, fir needles… Finish: long and curiously drier. More pine, more morello cherries. Chocolate in the aftertaste – right, Mon Chéri. Comments: very much a Christmas malt. Not 100% sure how they made it, it's a little hard to decipher, but naturally, it is splendid. SGP:662 - 91 points."
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Richly fruity, with the exquisite scent of sweet orange, plum, and honey pomelo laced with dark chocolate coated berries layered on smooth walnut and cherry liqueur.
Taste: Luscious orchard fruits, silky morello cherry, soft nectarine, stewed red apple, and white peach, lingering into the seductive velvety walnut and kumquat finish.
$197.99
57.5% - Cask 172583 - This suitably dark looking Single Cask Nation Benriach was distilled in December 2008 and spent its final 3.5 years in a 1st Fill PX Bodega Barrique.
$8899.99
It's been a while since we've had a Port Ellen in the shop. Bottled under Hunter Laing's newish Eidolon range, the whisky was distilled in 1982, and bottled in 2022 after 40 years at 56.5%. 1982 Port Ellens are somewhat rare, as Serge notes in his tasting note, Diageo has never bottled a 1982 Port Ellen! 94pts WhiskyFun & 93.3pts Whiskybase
Eidolon in Ancient Greek referred to a recollection of something memorable from the past.
$4199.99
The olderst ever bottling in LMDW Artist range, this 1977 Bunnahabhain is listed as a 40 year old, but it is actually 44 years old.
Producer Description
$1249.99
One of the oldest peated BenRiach's we've seen, at least in recent memory, the BenRiach The Thirty is the only whisky in the distillery's core range using 100% Highland Peated malt. The "Four Cask Matured" whisky is composed of malts matured for at least 30 years in a mix of Sherry, Bourbon, Port, and Virgin Oak casks. 46%.
Producer Description
"In the early 1970s, Benriach broke convention in Speyside by returning to distilling batches of whisky in the old, 19th century style, using malted barley smoked with Highland peat. We therefore have the unique opportunity to be the only distillery in the region offering peated whisky at this age. Benriach Thirty is the only expression in our core range using 100% Highland peat matured whisky. At this age however, the peat has built an aromatic sweet complexity that makes the smoke almost untraceable. This exquisite single malt has been crafted from peated spirit and four cask matured for at least thirty years in sherry casks, bourbon barrels, virgin oak casks and port casks from the Douro Valley.
"During long maturation Benriach’s sweet Speyside smoke mellows and integrateswith the fruit, malt and oak. After thirty years, rich layering develops into sublime honeyed smoke, further enhanced through multi-layered cask maturation. The whisky from each cask type, imbued with particular flavour characteristics, is then expertly married together to create an exquisitely harmonious single malt, layered with dark fruits, rich walnut and velvety oak spice with a long, complex, smoked honey finish. All in perfect balance.