Earlier this month, The BenRiach launched two new cask finishes: the BenRiach 15 years old Sauternes finish and this BenRiach 18 years old Albariza , which is a peated whisky finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.

Albariza is a white chalky soil, typical for Andalucia but similar to the soils of Champagne or Chablis. Nowadays around 90% of the vineyards in the sherry region are planted on Albariza (although mainly with Palomino grapes, not Pedro Ximénez).

The BenRiach Albariza is distilled from peated malt. It was first matured in American oak casks and then finished in PX casks.

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