BenRiach 16 Year Old 2005 Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) 70cl, 58%
Tasting Notes
Colour: Rich golden amber
Nose: Ripe fruits, honey, vanilla, and warm spice.
Palate: Full-bodied with notes of apple, caramel, malt sweetness, spice, and oak.
Finish: Long and powerful with lingering fruit, sweetness, and spice.
Description
BenRiach 16 Year Old 2005 Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) 70cl 58% is a premium Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, independently bottled by Gordon & MacPhail as part of their prestigious Connoisseurs Choice series.
Distilled in 2005 at BenRiach Distillery and matured for 16 years, this expression showcases the distillery’s signature fruit-forward style, enhanced by careful cask selection and long maturation.
Bottled at a robust cask strength of 58% ABV, this whisky delivers a powerful and concentrated flavour profile while maintaining balance and elegance. Gordon & MacPhail are renowned for their expertise in maturation, selecting casks that highlight both character and complexity.
BenRiach is known for its rich and versatile spirit, often displaying notes of orchard fruits, honey, vanilla, and gentle spice. At cask strength, these flavours are intensified, offering a bold and expressive whisky experience.
Presented in a 70cl bottle, this release is aimed at enthusiasts and collectors who appreciate high-strength independent bottlings.
Why Choose BenRiach 16 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice?
This whisky is part of the highly respected Connoisseurs Choice range, known for carefully selected and limited independent bottlings.
The cask strength bottling at 58% ABV delivers intensity and depth, providing an authentic whisky experience.
Ideal For
This whisky is ideal for collectors, fans of BenRiach, and enthusiasts of cask strength Speyside single malts.
Product Details
Product Name: BenRiach 16 Year Old 2005 Connoisseurs Choice
Category: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: BenRiach
Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail
Series: Connoisseurs Choice
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Vintage: 2005
Age: 16 Years Old
Bottle Size: 70cl
ABV: 58%
Cask Type: Oak Casks
Bottling: Cask Strength
Collector’s Note
The Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice series is one of the most respected independent bottling ranges in the whisky world. Bottlings such as this BenRiach 16 Year Old are typically limited and sought after by collectors.
Cask strength BenRiach releases from the mid-2000s vintages are increasingly appreciated for their rich fruit character combined with intensity and depth.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.6 kg |
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