A miniature bottle of Benriach Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, distilled in 1969 and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice series. We estimate this was bottled in the 1980s.
Please note, there is no size stated on the label, but this appears to be a 5cl bottle.
Benriach was founded in 1897 by John Duff, builder of Glenlossie and Longmorn distilleries, and operated for just two years before it was hit by the economic downturn that shook the whisky industry at the end of the 1890s. While Benriach's maltings continued to supply Longmorn, the distillery remained silent for 65 years until new owners The Glenlivet Distillers resumed production. The first 10 Year Old was released in the 1990s by then owners Seagram. The distillery maintains a 'peated season' every year where peated malt is distilled, something that started in the 1980s to supply blenders and proved popular. Benriach was acquired by US drinks firm Brown-Forman in 2016.
This lot comes from the extensive collection of a Merseyside collector who began his hobby with bottles bought for guests as digestifs at private dinner parties in the early 1970s. His interest led to him advertising in the UK national newspapers, and buying and selling bottles as far afield as Australia, America and Ireland, with his last significant addition being a collection he purchased from Stoke On Trent in 1984.
This Benriach 1969 sold at our online auction for £18
