Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd. one of India's leading importers and distributors of fine beverage from across the world, recently introduced one of the oldest and renowned Scotland Singe malt whisky brand BenRiach to the Indian market.
The BenRiach is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the 'Heart of Speyside', between the village of Rothes and the town of Elgin, in the North-East of Scotland. The Spey Valley, in which the BenRiach Distillery was built by John Duff in 1898, is home to many of Scotland's great whiskies, but BenRiach has its own uniqueness borne from the particular methods and skills of the men who craft the whisky, the ingredients they use, the distinctive copper stills and the high quality barrels selected for maturation.
BenRiach boasts one further difference standing apart from the other Spey Valley distilleries, the traditional floor malting with their distinctive pagoda style chimneys that can produce peated, malted barley, enabling the distillery to capture the defining taste of peat reek in a few of their special bottling. Benriach whisky is very popular in the blending industry since it is considered to blend well without adding its own character to the whisky. In 1994 the first official bottling of Benriach Single Malt was released. It is an interesting whisky since Benriach is one of few distilleries who still have their own malting floor. Benriach distillery has been awarded as best distillery of the year twice in last 4 years. The most notable recent awards include:
• "Distillery of the Year 2007- Whisky Awards by Malt Advocate"
• "Whisky Distiller of the year 2009 by Icons of Whisky"
• "Whisky Distiller of the year 2009 by Icons of Whisky Scotland"
Mr. James Cowan - Regional Sales Director Asia-Pacific, BenRiach said, "Whisky drinkers in India have grown more discerning and the Indian whisky consumption market has undergone tremendous growth in the last five years, hence it's the ideal phase to introduce Benriach in India. We're very pleased to be associated with Aspri Spirits, a company that has an in-depth knowledge of the beverage industry in India. I'm sure our finest quality single malts and Scotch whisky would be a delight for the whisky-lovers in India and it will be widely accepted."
Mr. Sumedh Singh - CEO (Wines Division), Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd., said, "Aspri Spirits always believes in getting new variants and top brands from across the world to India and we're pleased to welcome the one of the world's renowned and top awarded Single malt brand BenRiach. The unique characteristic taste of BenRiach addresses the Indian palate perfectly."
Mr. Jackie Matai - Director, Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd., said, "We are pleased with our association with BenRiach Distillery Group, who create some of the most outstanding single malt whiskies in the world. We're sure that the BenRiach whiskies will be well received by the whisky enthusiasts and lovers alike."
Aspri Spirits has introduced the following range of BenRiach in India:
Clan Murray Fine Blended Scotch a full gold colored whisky from Scotland is a clean & well balanced with a lovely smooth finish with a concoction of fruit, sugar glaze and toffee, which increases in intensity followed by subtle dry earthy notes. The aromas develop in intensity with a small dash of water and highlight- peaches and pears with a honey sauce. This is in combination of a sweet tropical fruit basket.
BenRiach 'Heart of Spey side' Single Malt-
Cask Selection: American bourbon barrels + traditional hogsheads
Nose: Fresh heather, fruit, honey, nuts and oak wood
Colour: Amber Gold
Taste: This expression cleverly captures fruit, honey, heather and spice notes against a backdrop of mellow oak wood, in a fresh and lively combination
Awards: Silver Medal International Spirits Challenge 2006 and 79 / 100 Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2006
Benriach Classic Speyside' Style 16 YO Single Malt-
Cask Selection: American bourbon barrels + hogsheads re-racked to sherry. High % of older whisky (18YO) enhances the whisky - intricate and well-rounded
Nose: Honey, vanilla, floral and creamy notes, slightly smoky
Colour: Mid-amber with hints of gold
Taste: Rounded, medium to full bodied, rich honey, vanilla with hints of cream, spice, toffee and apples, pronounced sherry overtones, with a hint of peat
Awards: Gold Medal International Wine & Spirits Comp 2006 and 93 / 100 Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2006
Peated Benriach, Authenticus peated 21 YO Single Malt-
Cask Selection: 100% traditional hogshead
Nose: An explosion of smoke and peat, in combination with teasing hints of honey, apples and spices
Colour: Rich golden
Taste: Rich peat, in perfect harmony with honey, chocolate, raisins and oak-wood, followed by a cascade of spices rolling over the palate
Strictly limited availability (restricted to 800 six-packs / annum worldwide)
Awards: Gold / Editor's Choice, Whisky Magazine Issue 63, Superb (90 - 95), Highly Recommended, Wine Enthusiast Dec 2006, Best Spey side 'Rare', World Whiskies Awards 2007 and 95 / 100 Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008
BenRiach Single malts are priced at Rs. 4,290 /-onwards and Clan Murray Scotch at Rs. 1,499/- are solely imported & distributed in India by Aspri Spirits and are available at all leading Hotels, restaurants and select retail outlets across the country.
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