Certainly confidential yet well-known among enthusiasts, Benrinnes has a tumultuous history marked by reconstructions and changes of ownership before finding some stability in 1925 under the DCL, Distillers Company Limited.

This distillery, which had its own “saladin box” for malting barley until 1984, also distinguishes itself with an unconventional distillation method known as “partial triple distillation.” While its rare official bottlings such as Flora & Fauna and Rare Malts have remained in the shadows, it is in the independent bottling market where the most expressive versions can be found.