BenRiach 1996 16 Year Old Single Cask For Royal Mile Whiskies
Lot number: 092-5828
Winning bid: £85
After being founded by John Duff & Co in 1897, the distillery was mothballed for 65 years with only its floor maltings being used for the Longmorn distillery next door. After experiencing great success under the ownership 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 un-peated expressions alike. The distillery was purchased by Brown-Forman in 2016 - the same year they bought GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh - and in 2017 Rachel Barrie took over as master blender.
This bottling was released exclusively for Royal Mile Whiskies in Edinburgh.
Distilled: 1996
Bottled: 08.2012
Age: 16 Years Old
Cask Type: Pedro Ximenez Sherry Hogshead
Cask Number: 5616
54% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 209 / 310
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