Benrinnes 2008 Aged 11 Years Bordeaux Red Wine Matured Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Spirit Thief Distilling Co.

Spirit Thief Distilling Co. were originally started as a small scale whisky club with friends who were interested in sampling and exploring whisky mainly matured in Australian red wine casks. These friends were very keen on starting to make an impression in the industry and so developed an independent bottling label. Their successful independent bottling business soon extended into a gypsy distilling company. What’s gypsy distilling you may ask! We Spirit Thief do not have a specific distillery location but instead use other distilleries to produce their spirit. Almost like steeling the excess spirit from a distillery that is overproducing. They then choose their own high quality ex wine casks and mature the whisky. When ready they bottle this at it’s perfect alcohol strength giving you the satisfaction of whisky that was loved and cared for throughout its full maturation period.

Distilled in September 2008, this Benrinnes cask marks the beginning of a new era at the famed distillery. After 33 years of partial triple-distillation, in 2007 the company returned to double-distillation techniques, allowing for a full-bodied spirit, ripe for single cask exploration. Cask #1700253 is a full maturation in a 1st Fill Château Gruaud-Larose cask, a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Bottled at natural cask strength.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Mr Kipling Almond slice, creamy custard anglaise, shortbread biscuits, apple pie and honey sweetness.

Palate: Tinned peaches and stewed apples, dark chocolate and summer red berries.

Finish: Dark toffee, warming spices and deep oak notes.