Benrinnes 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl

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Benrinnes distillery was established in 1826 and is located in Aberlour in Banffshire. A flood destroyed the distillery in 1829, and it was rebuilt in 1835. Ownership of the distillery changed a number of times until it was acquired by John Dewar & Sons in 1922. In 1974, Benrinnes changed its distillation process to a “partial triple distillation process”, meaning that the feints from all (wash, feints and spirit still) distillations were redistilled in the low wines still and the first part of that was added to the spirit run. This process was abandoned in 2007 when the distillery switched to a more common configuration of two wash stills and four spirit stills. The 15-year old ‘Flora & Fauna’ bottling was first released in 1991 and remains the only semi-official bottling regularly available.

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If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, the remainder of the Terms shall continue in full force and effect. It has six stills which are run in two pairs of three. For years a form of partial triple distillation was utilised to help promote a meaty/sulphury new make character. The low wines from the first distillation were split into strong and weak feints. The lower-strength portion was redistilled in the middle still and split into two again, with the stronger part [strong feints] being carried forward, the weaker being retained for the next charge. The strong feints were then mixed with the highest strength distillate from the wash still and redistilled in the spirit still. We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. Palate: Richly sweet, full, rum-like, with a centre palate impact. In spite of the sweetness, not cloying.

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An oily and heavy feel and taste.Right up my alley.The sherry cask influence is there, but it doesn’t carry the day as apricots, raisins, a buttery pastry influence with dark fruits envelope the tasting profile.It’s a creamy and rich experience. The leather from the nose comes in mid-palate along with some nuttiness and more spice – nutmeg, clove.The finish is surprisingly long for a 43% ABV. A raisin scone and spice flavour start to slowly ebb into the distance with a very slight tingle on the tongue.

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The nose is herbal and lightly fruity with flavours of prunes, marzipan and dark chocolate. Distinct sherry notes are then followed by very faint smoke. Clearly, this has been matured in first-fill ex-sherry casks. Alongside four other distilleries, Benrinnes draws its water from springs on the mountain, tapping the Rowantree and Scurran Burns. Following a devastating fire at the end of the nineteenth century, BenRinnes was rebuilt, converting to electric power. The distillery has an unusual distillation method; the six stills are used to partially triple-distil the make. Benrinnes made use of a Saladin Box maltings system from 1964. If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The distillery is destroyed by a flood, but a new distillery is erected by John Innes a few miles awayOur Service is an online platform which provides Members with information (e.g. bottle facts, market-indices, market values and prices) on (mostly) whisky and allows Members to add information to the platform. We do not sell, nor does the Service provide any option to buy, any alcoholic products. Another example was at the end of our day in Oban. We were planning on returning to our accommodation in Ederline, only to change our minds and walk up some side streets and lanes.We walked well off the beaten path.Did we know where we were going?No.But we had faith in The Bumble.Up a hill, past a neighbourhood, and down a hill, and then string of old buildings with storefronts emerged - and one of the stores was a whisky shop. Unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, your use of and membership to the Service are exclusively governed by Dutch law. We shall first try to settle any dispute over a dram of whisky. Disputes that cannot be settled over multiple drams of whisky shall be solely submitted to the court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise. Whiskybase B.V. is the Dutch private limited liability company, having its statutory seat in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and its office at Zwaanshals 530, 3035 KS Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Whiskybase B.V. is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under no. 52072819. Exaggerations and Greek mythology aside, Benrinnes 15 Flora & Fauna is a treat.While it has its detractions with ABV, filtering, and colour, for a bottle that doesn’t break the bank, it’s a lovely experience.Maybe by the end of the bottle, I’ll have reconciled my pure enjoyment with my frustrations with its presentation.Until then, I’ll try to focus on the flavour - and if I can do that, I’ll certainly have some very good evenings of enjoyment.