The distillery says "The Malting Season celebrates our floor maltings which lie at the heart of the Benriach distillery. Every year during malting season our dedicated team of craftsmen malt barley onsite the old way, using this historic floor maltings. The malt produced during our malting season results in a rounded and creamy single malt of exceptional richness of character. This First Edition of Benriach Malting Season is crafted entirely onsite beginning with the hand malting of Concerto barley and finishing with slow maturation in bourbon and virgin oak casks.'
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The distillery says "The Original Ten encapsulates the signature smooth and multi-layered character of Benriach. Three cask matured for at least ten years in bourbon barrels, sherry casks and virgin oak, to create layers of luscious orchard fruit, sumptuous honeyed malt and toasted oak, all interwoven with a subtle trace of smoke"
The distillery says "To craft BenRiach The Sixteen, BenRiach spirit is three cask matured for at least sixteen years in bourbon barrels, sherry and virgin oak casks. The whisky from each cask is then expertly married together to create a richly balanced malt, layered with stone fruit, creamy hazelnut and overtones of fragrant spice, with finishing notes of wild honey and candied peel"
The distillery says "In the early 1970s, Benriach broke convention in Speyside by returning to distilling batches of whisky in the old, 19th century style, using malted barley smoked with Highland peat. This wood rich Highland peat imparts distinctly sweet and smoky notes into Benriach peated whiskies. Benriach The Smoky Ten has been crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and three cask matured for at least ten years in a combination of bourbon barrels, Jamaican rum casks and toasted virgin oak. The whisky is then expertly married together to create sublimely smooth layers of sunripe fruit, aromatic smoke and toasted oak spice, lingering into the perfectly balanced sweet and smoky finish"
The distillery says "The Smoky Twelve is the perfect marriage of fruit, malt, oak and rich layers of smoke. Crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and three cask matured for at least twelve years in bourbon barrels, sherry casks, and Marsala wine casks. The whisky from each cask is then expertly married together to create a smooth, creamy single malt, multilayered with flavours of ripened fruit, aromatic smoky sweetness and warming oak spice."
The distillery says "To make Benriach Twelve, Benriach spirit is three cask matured for at least twelve years in sherry casks, bourbon barrels and port casks. The whisky from each cask is then expertly married together to create a smooth, sherry-rich single malt, layered with baked fruit, maple honey and cocoa, perfectly balanced with a lingering sultana and spiced mocha finish."
The Benromach 10 Years Old has been 
The distillery says 'our 15 Years Old single malt whisky gives cracked pepper, charred oak, apples, dark chocolate and forest fruits with rich sherry notes and a touch of smoke.' It has been matured in 80% First Fill Ex-Bourbon & 20% First Fill Ex Sherry Cask for 9 years then the final 6-year maturation for both liquids combined in an Oloroso Cask.
Distilled 28th January 2012 and bottled 26th April 2023 from a First Fill Bourbon barrel which produced just 236 bottles released exclusively for Moray. Bottled at 58.9%abv from cask number 63
Benromach describe this 'matured in our finest first-fill oak casks, our 21 Years Old single malt leads with sweet, sherry aromas. Subtle spice, Seville orange and raspberry follow with a soft, smoky finish.'
This Glen Elgin single malt scotch whisky was distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2023 from a first fill bourbon hogshead. It is exclusively bottled for The Whisky Shop Dufftown, with only 227 bottles available. We all think this is a wonderful dram.
This Dufftown single malt scotch whisky was distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2023 after finishing in a Pineau cask. Only 189 bottles produced, bottled at 52.9%abv
This Glen Moray single malt scotch whisky was distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2023 from a bourbon barrel. Only 207 bottles produced, bottled at 52.4%abv
This Auchentoshan was distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2022 from a barrel which produced 220 bottles.
Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers tell us 'This Glen Garioch 32 Years Old was acquired by Stanley P Morrison in 1970 at a time when the distillery had been mothballed. The 1988 Glen Garioch is typical of the style Glen Garioch were producing at the time when the traditional malting of peated barley was still in use at the distillery. The whisky has a beautifully balanced herbal character with ever so gentle peat smoke lingering in the background.'
It was distilled on 28th October 1988 from a bourbon barrel which produced 108 bottles and bottled on 28th August 2021.
This Pulteney was distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2023 from a first fill Bourbon barrel which produced 1182 bottles. The barrels used are from Makers Mark which is made with soft red winter wheat, instead of traditional rye, to give a full flavoured bourbon that's easy to drink. The barrels are American oak, aged to taste rather than time and every barrel is rotated by hand for a smooth flavour. The Pulteney distillery prides itself on using these ex bourbon barrels air dried by the North Sea's salty atmosphere.
The Morrison family describe this as having "Gentle savoury maritime notes, a subtle salinity balanced with citrus and vanilla."