BenRiach 2013 Aged 7 Years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited (700ml)

Volume: 700 ml           ABV: 47.5%           Age: 7 Years Old           Country: Scotland

Cask Number: N/A
Date of Distilling: 2013
Date of Bottling: 2021
Matured In: Oloroso Sherry Butt

The BenRiach Speyside distillery is a true discovery. Since 1898, the BenRiach distillery has very quietly been producing quality single malt scotch whisky, which has only ever been enjoyed in very small quantities, by a few discerning individuals who have been fortunate enough to come by a bottle. BenRiach, located in the Heart of Speyside – just south of Elgin, using casks containing the highest quality whisky has taken the industry experts by surprise due to their complexity and subtlety. Single malts from BenRiach have been called “perfection”, faultless” and “astounding” in Jim Murray’s 2014 Whisky Bible. With the BenRiach Aged 16 Years taking out Best Speyside Single Malt in the recent 2015 Icons of Whisky” “World Whisky Awards. Some are no less than outstanding examples of the art of whisky production. This whisky stock, reflecting the skill, knowledge and experience that has gone into the making of BenRiach is testimony to the many years stretching back to the 19th century during which the distillery built its reputation. Few distilleries in Scotland hold such a history and few today can have quite such an exciting future.

Càrn Mòr is an independent bottling label produced by the family owned and operated Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers. Morrisons own the Aberargie distillery in Perth, Scotland which is now 3 years old (January 2021). The company was originally started by an ex employee of the independent bottling company Scottish Liqueur Centre when in 2008 he gathered a group of whisky enthusiasts and began bottling and selling whisky. The Gaelic name Càrn Mòr is given to the ninth highest mountain in Scotland which sits on the Northwest Highlands. The English translation is Great Peak.

Released as part of the Strictly Limited range this BenRiach was distilled in 2013 and sat maturing in one oloroso Sherry butt for 7 years. It was bottled by Càrn Mòr in 2021 with only 652 bottles being produced at an ABV of 47.5%.

Tasting Notes

Expect a very complex whisky with lovely spicy notes, great depth with cedarwood and a moderate nutty finish.