ImpEx Collection Benrinnes 16 Year Old Scotch Whisky 2006
ImpEx Collection Benrinnes 16 Year Old Scotch Whisky 2006 is a single-cask Speyside single malt from one of Speyside's great workhorse distilleries — distilled March 7, 2006, matured 16 years in hogshead cask #800218, and bottled March 6, 2023 as one of just 264 bottles. Bottled at cask strength (~54–55% ABV; exact figure per the bottle) in 750mL, it shows Benrinnes at its fruitiest: strawberry, marmalade and mandarin over warm spice. It's available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: cask strength — 55% per ReserveBar, 54.1% per CaskCartel; bottle read decides
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 16 years — distilled 07.03.2006, bottled 06.03.2023
- Cask: single hogshead, cask #800218 — one of 264 bottles
- Distillery: Benrinnes, Speyside, Scotland
- Bottler: The ImpEx Collection (ImpEx Beverages, US importer turned independent bottler)
One Hogshead, Sixteen Years
Independent bottlers live for casks like this: a single Benrinnes hogshead, watched for sixteen years and bottled untouched at cask strength, with every bottle traceable to cask #800218. Benrinnes is a distiller's distillery — famed for its partial triple distillation and worm-tub spirit — and long hogshead maturation turns its meaty new-make into something distinctly fruit-forward: strawberry syrup, marmalade, juicy mandarin. When it's gone, it's gone; 264 bottles is the whole world supply. Explore more Scotch whisky, browse ImpEx Collection, or see the store's Speyside single malts.
Tasting Notes
Per ImpEx: strawberry syrup joined by a crack of black pepper and a spoon of marmalade on the nose; sweet and fruity with layers of spice — juicy mandarin segments and strawberry richness — on the palate; citrus fading to soft spice on the finish.
How to Enjoy
Cask strength, so start neat and add water drop by drop until the fruit opens. This is a collector's pour — but it was made to be drunk.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bottles of ImpEx Benrinnes 2006 16 Year were made?
264 bottles from single hogshead cask #800218.
What is the ABV?
Cask strength — retailers report 54.1%–55%; the bottle is the final word.
When was it distilled and bottled?
Distilled March 7, 2006 and bottled March 6, 2023 — a true 16 years.
A single cask, sixteen years, 264 bottles — order ImpEx Collection Benrinnes 2006 online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.