The First Editions Benrinnes 15yo Scotch Whisky
Scotch Whisky
£85.00
A buttery, lemony nose with cake batter and apple blossom. Fruity and floral on the palate with a weightiness from the spirit, crisp malted barley notes. The finish is long, fresh, and moreish.
This single malt was distilled at Benrinnes in 2007. The whisky was allowed to mature for 15 years in a single refill hogshead cask. One of only 277 cask strength bottles, non-chill filtered and natural in colour.
The First Editions range of single barrel expressions is always released at natural cask strength, and without colouring or chill filtration. As the name may suggest, each cask is carefully selected to evoke the qualities of a rare literary volume – those of character and collectability.
As the Laing family have been in the Scotch Whisky business for more than three generations, the company has acquired not only a great deal of experience but, just as importantly, vast stocks of some of the most sought-after whiskies in Scotland. The Estate works with some of the best cooperages in Scotland and the US, along with some of Spain’s most illustrious bodegas to acquire steady supplies of top-quality ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. The casks are shipped to Scotland and then sent to the various distilleries to be filled with new-make spirit. Once filled, the Hunter Laing casks are left to age in the best conditions possible, either at the distilleries in question or at their warehouses in Glasgow. The cool, damp climate of the west of Scotland lends itself particularly well to the maturation of whisky. Our Master Blender regularly checks our stocks so that he is completely familiar with all of them as they mature and evolve. A large proportion of our output is blended whisky which involves nosing each Malt and Grain individually and sending casks in batches according to a particular recipe.