Benriach Quarter Cask 1L, 46%
Tasting Notes
Colour: Burnished gold.
Nose: Candied fruit, rich vanilla, and fresh oak.
Palate: Sugared pear, honeyed apricot, fresh barley cream, and oak spice.
Finish: Medium to long with lingering vanilla, fruit sweetness, and warming oak spice. The finish wording here is a light inference from Benriach’s official palate profile rather than a direct official tasting note.
Description
Benriach Quarter Cask 1L 46% is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky designed to showcase the distillery’s fruit-led character with extra richness from quarter cask maturation. Benriach states that the whisky is matured in a combination of first-fill and second-fill bourbon casks, then enhanced through finishing in quarter casks, a smaller cask type that increases wood interaction and helps build flavour intensity.
Bottled at 46% ABV, this expression is unpeated in style, with Benriach’s official tasting notes highlighting candied fruit, rich vanilla, fresh oak, sugared pear, honeyed apricot, barley cream, and oak spice. The quarter cask finish gives the whisky a fuller, more concentrated profile while still keeping the approachable Speyside character at its core.
This 1 litre release is associated with travel retail, making it particularly appealing for customers looking for a larger format bottle or a Benriach expression that is a little less common than the regular core range.
Why Choose Benriach Quarter Cask
This whisky offers classic Benriach fruitiness with added texture and spice from quarter cask finishing.
Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
Matured in first-fill and second-fill bourbon casks
Finished in quarter casks
Bottled at 46% ABV
1 litre travel retail format
Ideal For
Fans of smooth and fruity Speyside single malts
Benriach enthusiasts looking for travel retail releases
Whisky drinkers who enjoy bourbon cask influence
Customers looking for a larger 1 litre bottle
Product Details
Product: Benriach Quarter Cask
Distillery: Benriach
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Style: Unpeated
Cask Maturation: First-fill and second-fill bourbon casks, finished in quarter casks
ABV: 46%
Bottle Size: 1L
Release Format: Travel Retail bottling
Collector’s Note
Benriach Quarter Cask has added appeal for enthusiasts because travel retail bottlings can become harder to find once distribution changes. While this is primarily a bottle for drinking rather than a high-end collector release, the 1 litre format and specific quarter cask finish make it a worthwhile addition for fans of modern Benriach expressions. This collector note is partly an inference based on the travel retail positioning and format.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.10 kg |
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