Benrinnes 12 Year Old Forgotten Gems Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML

There's no batch of whisky too small for Forgotten Gems. Where other indie bottlers might shy away from the effort, and blenders find the portions too small to be of any use, the Forgotten Gems gang is always ready to step in and salvage those special spirits. This one hails from Benrinnes, it's a 12-year-old single malt Scotch, and there are just 12 bottles!

Benrinnes 12 Year Old Forgotten Gems Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Candy floss and toasted marshmallows open the way for buttery shortbread, poached summer berries, Rhubarb and Custard sweeties, gingersnap biscuits, and a lick of oak.

Palate: Fresh bread dough leads to honeyed crumpets, vanilla cream and white chocolate, with estery fruit notes bringing layers of banana, before drying oak and crunchy caramel arrive.

Finish: Incredibly mellow yet characterful with creamy malt and grist, poached plum, tangy notes of raspberry, and rich, dry but not spicy oak.

Distillery Information

The original Benrinnes was sited almost a mile south-east of today’s distillery. Built on the Whitehouse Farm in 1826 by Peter McKenzie, the distillery was completely destroyed just three years later, after a great flood laid waste to the buildings. In 1835, a new distillery was built, sited on the side of its namesake, the 840m peak which looms over Speyside. Alongside four other distilleries, Benrinnes draws its water from springs on the mountain, tapping the Rowantree and Scurran Burns. Following a devastating fire at the end of the nineteenth century, BenRinnes was rebuilt, converting to electric power. The distillery has an unusual distillation method; the six stills are used to partially triple-distil the make. Benrinnes made use of a Saladin Box maltings system from 1964. In 1984, it was decommissioned and malt was bought in instead. Despite the long history of Benrinnes, there has only been one official bottling - in 1991 a fifteen year-old was released. Save for a few independent bottlings, the majority of the spirit has been used in blends, notably Johnnie Walker and J&B. Today, single malt whiskies from Benrinnes remain a rare treat. The distillery is currently under Diageo ownership.

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