Benriach The Sixteen is a 16-year-old Speyside single malt matured in three cask types, bourbon, sherry and virgin oak, and bottled at 43% ABV with natural cask-imparted colour.
After sixteen years of maturation, Benriach develops a richly balanced evolution of its signature Speyside style. The three-cask maturation brings layers of stone fruit, smooth creamy malt, wild honey and nutty oak spice, with only a trace of smoke.
It pours bronze. The nose offers baked apple and creamy hazelnut malt with overtones of ginger-spiced apricot and honey. The palate brings spiced stewed apple, stone fruit and mellow nutty oak, with honeyed malt and candied peel.
Presented in its blue gift tube, it makes a classic gift for single malt lovers.
Enjoy it neat or with a drop of water.
Scotch whisky must be distilled and matured in Scotland for at least three years in oak casks, and any age statement on the label refers to the youngest whisky in the bottle.
Each of the three cask types plays a part. Ex-bourbon barrels give vanilla, honey and soft fruit, sherry casks add dried fruit, spice and depth, and virgin oak, which has never held another spirit, contributes toasted, nutty spice and a richer texture. Blending whisky from all three gives a balanced, layered single malt in which no single cask dominates.
Speyside is home to more distilleries than any other Scotch whisky region, and its malts are known for elegance, fruit and honeyed sweetness. At sixteen years old, this Benriach shows how longer maturation deepens that classic regional style, rounding the spirit and building its oak-driven complexity.
Tasting Notes
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Nose: Baked apple, hazelnut malt, ginger-spiced apricot and honey.
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Palate: Spiced stewed apple, stone fruit and nutty oak.
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Finish: Honeyed malt and candied peel.
Specifications
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Producer: Benriach Distillery
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Style: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Age: 16 years
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Proof / ABV: 86 proof (43% ABV)
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Cask / Finish: Bourbon, sherry and virgin oak casks
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Region: Speyside, Scotland
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Size: 750ml
How to Enjoy It
Serve it neat or with a drop of water. It pairs with apple pie, hazelnut desserts or mild cheeses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What casks are used?
Bourbon, sherry and virgin oak.
Is it peated?
Only a trace of smoke.
What proof is it?
It is bottled at 43% ABV.
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