In this episode we tell you about the awesome DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL our Benrinnes was awarded in the San Fran Spirits Competition, we also answer two of your questions in depth about the styles of Scotch whisky and talk about how we factor whisky into our holiday packing...
So... Kirsty and I have sat on this news for a few days as we are totally blown away by it... our first time entering the San Fran Spirits Competition and our delightful took away DOUBLE GOLD ! HOLY WOW !
This is pretty much the highest award a whisky can get in global competitions...
To quantify that, in the competition's words that means the Double Gold our Benrinnes 9 Year Old PX Cask Finish has been “awarded to the entries that receive a Gold medal rating by all members of the judging panel; these are among the finest products in the world”.
Incredible. Could not be prouder, especially as we did the whole production of this one from personally selected the cask, having the PX cask made specifically for this whisky and sampling nervously throughout the finishing process until we felt it was perfect for bottling... and clearly the SFSC agreed !
Blown away.
Whiskies talked about include:
BENRINNES RARE CASK SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Available here: https://greatdrams.com/product/benrinnes-rare-cask-single-malt-scotch-whisky/
A rather meaty whisky this one, with a thick, creamy mouthfeel owing to the wormtubs used in the process decreasing the copper contact with the spirit. This was matured initially in a second fill Oloroso sherry cask for over eight years then finished for nine months in a first fill Pedro Ximénez cask to amp up the spiciness and the deep, dark winter fruity notes too.
Distillery: Benrinnes
Region: Speyside
Age: 9 Years Old
Distilled: January 2012
Bottled: February 2021
Cask type: 8 years in a second fill ex-Oloroso cask, 9 months finishing in a first fill ex-PX Sherry cask
ABV: 48.2%
Limited: 333 bottles globally
Bimber Oloroso Cask Batch 4 - https://www.bimberdistillery.co.uk/w
Hibiki Harmony - https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/hibiki/hibiki-japanese-harmony-whisky/
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