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Everything You Need To Know About Benriach Distillery

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It can be enjoyed neat or works wonderfully in luscious and refreshing highball serves. Credit: Benriach The distillery is owned by Brown-Forman who purchased the distillery, alongside The GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries in 2016. The distillery is nestled in the heart of Speyside.

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How Johnnie Walker’s Colors Tell You Exactly What You’re Drinking

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Built from around 30 whiskies, it was designed to stand up to mixingbold, spicy, and smoky enough to make itself heard in a highball. Despite its modest pricing, it remains the biggest seller globally, making it the default scotch in many parts of the world. For many, its the sleeper hit of the Johnnie Walker portfolio.

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5 Common Whisky Myths Debunked

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Taiwan’s Kavalan won World’s Best Single Malt with a whisky reportedly just five years old, while Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye (with no age statement) topped Jim Murray’s influential list in 2016. In Japan, whisky highballs (with soda water) are tremendously popular, especially with meals.

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