BENRIACH - SINGLE MALT - OB - SINGLE CASK BATCH 16 (2019) VIRGIN HOGSHEAD #7858

BENRIACH - SINGLE MALT - OB - SINGLE CASK BATCH 16 (2019) VIRGIN HOGSHEAD #7858

Hand-selected by Master Blender Dr. Rachel Barrie, this expression was allocated exclusively to the Asia-Pacific, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian markets. It is highly celebrated by connoisseurs because keeping a single malt inside a hyper-active fresh wood vessel for over two decades is an incredibly rare, high-stakes maturation feat.

It opens with an instant hit of a malted milk shake, creamy vanilla bean paste, and sweet milk chocolate. As it breathes, it reveals caramelized fruits—particularly grilled pineapple and baked orchard fruits—brushed with fresh oak shavings and a faint hint of tobacco.