About this bottle
A Benrinnes, distilled on 15th August 1997 and matured in a 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel.
One of only 157 bottles filled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
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BENRINNES 23 YEAR OLD 1997 SMWS 36.184 - HEY MACAROON-A
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Ended 2nd April 2024 · MARCH AUCTION 2024 · 8 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 670288
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Speyside
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 23
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 58.6%
- Distillery
- Benrinnes
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
Benrinnes is a malt whisky distillery in Aberlour producing an eponymous whisky. It was founded in 1826, and is still active. The distillery employed a unique partial triple distillation process until 2007. The triple distillation process was abandoned in 2007, when it switched to a more common configuration of two wash stills and four spirit stills.In 1896 the distillery was damaged in a fire. It was rebuilt and modernised; the distillery converted to be powered by electricity.
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