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Benrinnes - Stills Composition

Each wash still is charged with the contents of one wash back. This distillation is split into heads and tails; the stronger heads are forwarded to the Strong Low Wines Receiver and the weaker tails to the Weak Low Wines Receiver. The pot ale is removed and transferred to the Dark Grains plant at Dailuaine.

No.1 spirit still is charged from the Weak Low Wines Receiver and again the distillation is split into two runs. The strong run is forwarded to the Strong Low Wines Receiver and the weak run is returned to the Weak Low Wines Receiver.

No2 Spirit Still is charged from the Strong Low Wines Receiver. Once the foreshots are drawn off and transferred back to the Strong Low Wines Receiver, Benrinnes spirit can now be collected. Once the spirit run is completed, the feints are split into two runs - strong feints are returned to the Strong Low Wines Receiver and the weak feints to the Weak Low Wines Receiver. The spent lees from both No.1 & No.2 Spirit Stills are transferred to Dailuaine for processing
The diagram shows how the contents of each of the receivers are made up: Although the increased amount of distillation would normally lead to a lighter style of whisky, the still size and shape coupled with the use of worm tubs results in a fuller flavoured whisky.
Benrinnes is available as a single malt from Gordon & MacPhail under the Connoisseurs Choice label and several vintages are available.