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Placing a Maximum Bid
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Incremental Bidding Explained
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Bottle Details
A very limited Benriach, this was only available in South Africa and originally launched at Whisky Live 2007. Cape of Storms is an homage to the days when whisky was transported as ballast in ships that travelled to the Cape of Good Hope from the UK and back. The latter period of maturation and bottling took place in South Africa and this unique ageing experience greatly affected the flavour between the sea, its constant motion and movement of the liquid.
A 12-year-old was also released.
Benriach 16 Year Old Cape of Storms
A very limited Benriach that was only available in South Africa, originally launched at the Whisky Live Show 2007. The Cape of Storms limited releases followed the days when whisky was transported as ballast, in ships that travelled to the Cape from the UK and back. This unique shipping experience greatly affected the flavour, the sea, the constant motion and movement of the liquid.
Two bottlings were released, a younger 12 year old and this 16 year old. The actual spirit used in the bottling of this 16 year old is widely regarded to be nearer 19 years old, however the later part of the maturation period was in South Africa and can not be placed legally onto the label.
Only 195 bottles of the 16 year old were released, this is bottle 121.
Benriach
A Speyside distillery that makes a range of different single malt styles. It primary make is a non-peated spirit, however it also does runs of peated and triple-distilled spirit and is one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland to still operate its own in-house floor maltings.
Benriach
A Speyside distillery that makes a range of different single malt styles. It primary make is a non-peated spirit, however it also does runs of peated and triple-distilled spirit and is one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland to still operate its own in-house floor maltings.
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Frequently asked questions
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