Benriach Launches Two 40 Year Old Whiskies
Benriach has announced the retail launch of two 40 year old whiskies: Benriach The Forty and Benriach The Forty Octave Cask Matured.
Previously only available as part of an NFT twinset on BlockBar, this is the first time consumers will be able to purchase physical bottles of Benriach The Forty and Benriach The Forty Octave Cask Matured. BlockBar remains the only place both bottles can be purchased as a twinset.
Benriach The Forty is composed of peated spirit matured in bourbon and port casks for 40 years and bottled at 43.5% ABV. It’s described as having aromas of “sweet orange, plum, honey pomelo, dark chocolate coated berries, walnut, and cherry liqueur.” The palate has notes of “morello cherry, soft nectarine, stewed red apple, and white peach,” concluding with a “lingering” finish of “velvety walnut and kumquat.”
Benriach The Forty Octave Cask Matured is composed of unpeated spirit matured in octave casks (crafted from the staves of ex-bourbon casks) for 40 years and bottled at 51.5% ABV. It’s described as having aromas of “sweet plum, cherry, honey glazed red apple, aromatic sandalwood, ripe fig, and sultana.” The palate has notes of “ripe plum, pear, dark berries, cedarwood, and silken oak,” concluding with “cocoa and blackberry” on the finish.
Beginning this month, Benriach The Forty will be available as an ongoing release in select global markets for a recommend retail price of £3,200. Benriach The Forty Octave Cask Matured, limited to 134 bottles, will be available as a global travel retail exclusive in select international airports for a recommend retail price £3,800.
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