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Benriach 9 years Malting Season

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(1)€112Scotland, Speyside, Single Malt

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Benriach kept its floor maltings when almost every Speyside distillery gave them up. Once a year the team still turns barley by hand across the malting floor. This bottling came from that work. Twenty-three barrels, all distilled on 2 November 2012, gave 6,672 bottles. The barley was malted on site, then filled into bourbon barrels and virgin oak. Honey and pineapple arrive first on the nose. Then comes a cereal note that tastes like the malting floor itself. Ginger and warm spice close it out. Pour it neat and the malt does the talking.

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About the distillery

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Benriach

The Benriach distillery is located in the Speyside region of Scotland and was established in 1898. It is known for producing single malt whiskies that are characterized by their fruity and floral notes, often with a hint of peat smoke. The distillery sources its water from the Burnside Springs and uses traditional methods of production, including floor malting. In 2004, the distillery was closed but was reopened in 2008 after being purchased by a consortium led by Billy Walker. Today, Benriach produces a range of whiskies, including aged expressions and limited edition bottlings. The distillery is also known for experimenting with different cask finishes and maturation techniques, resulting in unique and interesting flavour profiles.

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About the Benriach 9 years Malting Season

Benriach 9 years Malting Season is a single malt Scotch whisky from Speyside, Scotland. It was bottled at 48.7% ABV, with natural colour taken only from the casks. Every grain of barley behind it was malted at the distillery itself. The spirit then spent nine years in two cask types, bourbon barrels and virgin oak. That pairing builds a sweet, cereal-led whisky rather than a heavily woody one. The floor maltings at Benriach have been in use for over 120 years. Most Scottish distilleries stopped malting their own barley long ago. Once a year the team runs a malting season, turning barley by hand and kilning it slowly. Malting Season was the first expression here in a century made entirely from that on-site malt. The first edition came from 23 barrels, all distilled on 2 November 2012. Barley sugar sweetness leads the nose, backed by honey, vanilla and fresh fruit. Pineapple runs through it, bright and a little tropical. Take a sip and the cereal character takes over, thick and malty, with a faint smoky edge from the kiln. Vanilla holds steady underneath while the fruit fades back. Spice arrives late, and a ginger warmth lingers well after the sweetness has gone. Nothing here tastes of heavy oak. Benriach 9 years Malting Season sits apart from the core range for one reason. The rest of the range does not come from the distillery's own malting floor. This bottling traces back to a single distillation date and one stretch of hand-turned barley. Only 6,672 bottles were filled. Virgin oak adds grip that the bourbon casks alone would miss. If you want to taste what a malting floor gives a whisky, this is the bottle that shows it.