The Distillery

The Benrinnes distillery is in Aberlour, in the Speyside region of Scotland. It has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1826, but nonetheless, it has not been an entirely smooth ride.

It was destroyed in flood just three years after it was built and, as a result, had to be rebuilt in 1835. A little later it went bankrupt and was then sold a number of times. It was damaged by fire in 1896, rebuilt and rebuilt again in 1955. The distillery was then expanded in 1966.

Since then, most of the equipment has been updated to match the times.

The fact that the owners and workers managed to keep the distillery operation through each of these disasters is a testament to how much they care about producing quality spirit.

Rare among Scottish distilleries, Benrinnes stands out for having employed a partial triple distillation process of its whiskies until 2007. It also made use of a Saladin Malting system from 1964 to 1984. The Saladin system is not one that is used often anymore, but at the time it was relatively revolutionary.

In general, Benrinnes does release many official bottlings, instead the majority of the spirit produced at the distillery is used in blends such as Johnnie Walker and J&B. You can get your hands on some very special independently bottled single malts though. They're rare and unique but we have some in stock!

16-25 Years

Benrinnes 18 Year Old Big Fish (Whisk-e, 1997)

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$279.99

This Benrinnes 18 Year Old is a single cask whisky that was distilled in the Speyside in 1997 and matured in a bourbon barrel before being bottled exclusively for Whisky-e. The bottle is titled “Big Fish” and features a rather daunting image of a hammerhead shark on the label. As a single cask whisky, quantities […]

16-25 Years

Benrinnes 19 Year Old The Dance (Three Rivers, 1997)

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$419.99

This brilliant Benrinnes 19 Year Old was distilled at the popular Speyside distillery in 1997 and matured in a single barrel before being bottled by Three Rivers Tokyo for their “The Dance” series in 2017. The whisky is complex and elegant, with lots of sweet, sticky notes of butterscotch, orange zest, black pepper spice and […]

16-25 Years

Benrinnes 21 Year Old (Special Releases)

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$529.99

This highly sought after Benrinnes 21 Year Old was part of Diageo’s 2014 Special Releases. It immediately became a fan favourite around the world and as a result it is hard to come by today. Aged entirely in sherry wood, it brings big, bold and powerful flavours to the table. Christmas cask, sultanas, dark sherried […]

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