Current Updates

Benriach 1971 40 Year Old

Benriach 1971 40 Year Old
Roll over image to zoom. View large image
Benriach 1971 40 Year OldBenriach 1971 40 Year OldBenriach 1971 40 Year OldBenriach 1971 40 Year OldBenriach 1971 40 Year Old

Lot number: 067-3278

Winning bid: £880

After being founded by the Grant family in 1898, the distillery was mothballed for 65 years with only its floor maltings being used for the Longmorn distillery next door. Now in the hands of Billy Walker and his partners, it won Distillery of the Year from Malt Advocate magazine in 2007 and has received rave reviews for its peated and unpeated expressions alike.

Distilled: 1971

Bottled: July 2011

Age: 40 Year Old

Cask Type: Hogshead

Cask Number: 1947

49.8% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 10 / 229

Please examine all images of the lot, any packaging and labels carefully and satisfy yourself as to their condition before making a bid.