1995 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Benrinnes Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

The first time whisky was produced at the site of Benrinnes was in 1826, when a distillery was founded by Peter McKenzie. This distillery was destroyed by a flood in 1829, and was rebuilt in 1835 in the outbuildings of a farmhouse by John Innes, and officially founded under the name '"Lyne of Ruthrie". After changing hands and closing several times since, Benrinnes is now part of the Diageo group. Consequently, the majority of its production is reserved for Diageo's blends. It's held in high esteem by blenders in general.

Between 1974 and 2007 the distillery used a unique partial triple distillation process, whereby the feints from the wash still, the weaker parts of feints of the spirit still, and the feints from the low wine still are distilled in a low wines still, while the spirit still is fed by the foreshots and the heart of the wash and low wine still, and its own foreshots and strong feints. Essentially, some of the spirit is distilled three times instead of twice. It might be expected to result in a lighter spirit, but the opposite seems true. The house style tends towards a heavier malt that's mainly matured in European oak. The first proprietary bottling was in 1991 under Diageo's Flora & Fauna label. This bottling from Gordon & MacPhail was distilled in 1995. 43% Alc./Vol.

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