🥃 BenRiach 20 Years Old

🧩 Features & Details

• Brand / Expression: BenRiach – 20 Years Old

• Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky

• Region / Origin: Speyside, Scotland

• ABV: 43% (for the core 20 YO)

• Bottle Size: 70 cl / 700 ml

• Maturation / Cask Details: Oak (cask details vary; there are single cask versions)

• Status: Produced both as a core aged expression and in limited / single-cask variants

👃 Tasting Notes

• Nose: Pear, apple, light fruit, some honey, and soft floral or vanilla notes

• Palate: Rich malt, caramel or toffee, subtle wood spice, dried fruit, and toasted oak

• Finish: Medium to long; oak tannins, light bitterness, and a gentle fruity or spicy tail

⭐ Independent Review Highlights

• Some single-cask 20‑year BenRiach are bottled at high strength (e.g., 56.7% for a 1996 Bourbon single cask)

• A vintage 1994‑20 YO bottling is noted for its burgundy hogshead maturation and complex wood and fruit character

• On forums, the 20‑year core expression is described as non-chill filtered, natural colour, and well‑balanced between fruit and oak

🎁 Presentation & Collectibility

• Ideal For:

  • Whisky collectors who appreciate mature Speyside malts

  • People looking for a refined, aged single malt without heavy peatiness

  • A gift or display-worthy bottle due to its age and complexity

• Serving Suggestion:
  Serve neat in a Glencairn or tulip glass. Let it sit briefly to open up the oak and fruit notes; a few drops of water can help soften tannins.

• Collectible Notes:

  • Single cask / limited editions (especially from the 1990s) are more collectible than the standard aged 20 YO

  • Important factors for value: fill level, cork, labelling, and cask vintage

  • Good investment piece for high‑age Speyside whisky enthusiasts