5 older expressions from BenRiach
Photo courtesy of P.S.Whisky From a closure lasting 65 years, being mothballed at the start of this century, and multiple changes of ownership, it would be safe to say the history of BenRiach Distillery since its opening in 1898 has been a bit of a rollercoaster. In 2004, an independent consortium led by Billy Walker completed the acquisition of the distillery after it had been mothballed two years earlier. In the August of that year, they began releasing a range of whiskies from their newly acquired stocks, some of which dated back to the 1960s. Production started almost immediately, with the first cask being filled in the September of the same year. In 2016 the BenRiach Distillery Company was acquired by the Brown-Forman Corporation in a deal which also included the GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries. Four of the bottles in this tasting session, organised by P.S.Whisky , were from the Billy Walker era, with the last being from early in the Brown-Forman days ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ BenRia...
