{"product_id":"2010-benriach-first-fill-american-oak-created-exclusively-for-the-whisky-club","title":"BenRiach 2010 First-Fill American Oak","description":"\u003cp\u003eBenRiach is famous for its incredibly wide range of whiskies. Creativity is the name of the game, with three different styles of malt in production – unpeated, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/peated-whisky\"\u003epeated\u003c\/a\u003e, and triple distilled, as well as some rather experimental casks. Not only that, it’s one of only two remaining Speyside distilleries to still do on-site floor maltings. Their stills are traditional onion-shaped copper pot stills, but interestingly don’t have the boiling reflux bubble in the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distillery’s core range includes the Flagship range of unpeated whisky and includes NAS, 10, 12, 21, 25, and 35 Year Olds, as well as the Peated range featuring NAS, 10, 21, and 30 Year Olds. The core range has grown over the years to include the Limited Release range, featuring an ever-increasing number of special and curious releases that have earned BenRiach its cult status amongst serious malt enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs mentioned above, BenRiach likes to get creative and as such use a wide range of cask types to mature their whisky, and are all generally matured in American oak casks before being finished in a wide range of casks including Pedro Ximénez, Madeira, Dark Rum, Tawny Port, Claret, Burgundy and Rioja.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile these cask finishes are great, they also introduce so many flavours to the whisky, you simply never get a chance to experience the rather unique BenRiach spirit without the extra cask influence. And that’s a real shame. While there have been a small number of super hard-to-get American oak Single Cask releases, we’ve got a real coup this month – the world’s first-ever 100% first-fill American oak ex-Bourbon cask single vintage vatting from BenRiach, and it’s been created exclusively for Club Members!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster Blender Dr Rachel Barrie and her team have hand-selected a range of exceptional ex-Bourbon casks laid down in 2010, vatted and bottled them at 46% ABV, non-chill filtered and natural in colour of course. The result is something truly special, and a rare glimpse at BenRiach’s spirit in its purest form; velvety smooth, beautifully complex and love at first sip. A rich and fruity feast of sweet bourbon oak and caramelised fruit perfectly balanced with lemon peel, decadent crème brûlée and just a touch of honey… rounded off with a long, lingering creamy vanilla finish that will have you coming back for a second helping – and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, it goes without saying that this is a hugely collectible one-off whisky, but it’s also stunningly delicious, so do yourself a favour and avoid the “should I drink it, or should I keep it” dilemma, and be sure to hit the Double Up button and grab a spare for the shelf. You know you want to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvuAj72rLr8\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Benriach Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489913098319,"sku":"WC0133","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/2010_benriach_first-fill_american_oak_single_malt_scotch_whisky.png?v=1787701006","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/2010-benriach-first-fill-american-oak-created-exclusively-for-the-whisky-club","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}