I note a third bottle was added to the February release.
BenRiach. Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks. Highland peat. 21 Years Old. Now there’s some boxes ticked!
The BenRiach 21 Year Old Temporis (with Temporis meaning ‘time’ in Latin), sets about to emulate the style of Speyside malts of old. While it was the norm back in the day, the distilleries of Speyside eventually all but turned their back on the use of peat as a fuel source resulting in that classic, fruity Speyside flavour profile we know and love today. Not so however BenRiach, who since the 1970s has been distilling with both unpeated and peated malt.
BenRiach’s Master Blender Dr. Rachel Barrie has taken 21-year-old peated whiskies, matured in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry, American Oak ex-Bourbon and virgin oak casks, and carefully brought them together to re-create the original character of Speyside malts from the 19th century.
This four-cask-matured and peated combination produces a superbly balanced malt, while still brimming with BenRiach’s signature sweet, fruit-laden style. Smooth and creamy with a honeyed sweetness to that classic campfire smokiness, you’ll find richly roasted orchard fruits, caramelised pear, toasted oak spice, smoked cinnamon and a deliciously lingering sweet and smoky finish. Bottled at 46%, it packs a peaty punch despite its 21 years.
Now discontinued, these are some of the last remaining bottles in the world, so don’t miss your chance to Add In the BenRiach 21 Year Old Temporis. Stocks are extremely limited so be quick.
$205