Benromach Whisky
Benromach Whisky
Tasting Notes
Benromach 10 Year Old
ABOUT
Using sharpened senses and a dedication to doing things by hand, the distillers at Benromach put their heart and soul into making award-winning whisky. Located in Forres, Benromach produce a traditional style of Speyside, committed to traditional methods and a personal touch.
METHOD
Distilled in small batches and matured on site in exclusively first-fill sherry and bourbon casks
TASTE & AROMA
Forest fruits and creamy malt, rich lasting Sherry notes and just a touch of our signature Benromach smoke
RECOMMENDED SERVES
Neat or in a Whisky Sour
Benromach 15 Year Old
ABOUT
Using sharpened senses and a dedication to doing things by hand, the distillers at Benromach put their heart and soul into making award-winning whisky. Located in Forres, Benromach produce a traditional style of Speyside, committed to traditional methods and a personal touch.
METHOD
Matured in the highest quality first-fill oak casks for a minimum of fifteen years.
TASTE & AROMA
Cracked black pepper, charred oak, apples, dark chocolate and forest fruits with rich sherry notes and a touch of smoke.
RECOMMENDED SERVES
Neat or in a Rob Roy
Benromach 21 Year Old
ABOUT
Using sharpened senses and a dedication to doing things by hand, the distillers at Benromach put their heart and soul into making award-winning whisky. Located in Forres, Benromach produce a traditional style of Speyside, committed to traditional methods and a personal touch.
METHOD
Matured in the highest quality first-fill oak casks for a minimum of twenty-one years.
TASTE & AROMA
Cracked black pepper, charred oak, apples, dark chocolate and forest fruits with rich sherry notes and a touch of smoke.
RECOMMENDED SERVES
Neat
Benromach Peat Smoke
ABOUT
Part of the Benromach Contrasts range for it’s distinctly different profile Small batch whisky from Benromach made with heavily peated barley.
METHOD
Benromach Peat Smoke is matured in first-fill bourbon barrels and bottled at 46%.
TASTE & AROMA
It offers fragrant vanilla notes, which lead to lemon sherbet and apricot, finishing with smoky bonfire embers.
RECOMMENDED SERVES
‘Current Times’ with sweet vermouth, red currant and Picon
Benromach Organic
ABOUT
Part of the Benromach Contrasts range for it’s distinctly different profile. The world’s first certified organic single malt whisky since 2006, UK Soil Association accredited from start to finish.
METHOD
Organic Malted barley aged in 100% virgin American Oak casks, bottled at 46%.
TASTE & AROMA
Sweet vanilla and malty mix with soft pepper and butterscotch, banana, coffee and cocoa flavours. A long finish with aniseed and cocoa powder.
RECOMMENDED SERVES
‘Super Organic’ with banana liqueur and woodruff shrub
Benromach Kiln Dried
ABOUT
It’s a natural part of the hand-made philosophy at Benromach that, every now and then, we like to tweak things and experiment in order to understand our whisky even better. It is widely believed that up to 70% of the flavour of a whisky comes from the cask it is aged in. This contrasts edition focuses on the process the oak is dried after felling, before being reader for cooperage into a barrel.
METHOD
This limited-edition release has been matured in kiln dried Virgin Oak barrels
TASTE & AROMA
Sweet malted biscuit aromas with lemon and apple. Creamy and fruity flavours are followed by barley sugar and mixed tropical fruit. Subtle smoke and menthol on the finish
RECOMMENDED SERVES
Neat
Benromach 40 Year Old
ABOUT
Released in limited quantities and bottled at cask strength.
METHOD
Matured in the highest quality Sherry Casks for 40 years, bottled at 57.6%.
TASTE & AROMA
Fragrant cinnamon spice and stewed red berries on the nose, developing into a palate of Morello cherry, rich dark chocolate and fruit cake. The finish is full with forest fruits and mature oak.
RECOMMENDED SERVES
Neat or with water
... lessBenromach 10 Year Old ABOUT Using sharpened senses and a dedication to doing things by hand, the distillers at Benromach put their heart and soul into making award-winning whisky. Located in Forres, Benromach produce a traditional style of Speyside,... more
Description
Benromach is a traditional distillery owned by a family of whisky-lovers intent on reviving the lost flavour of Speyside whiskies from the days before commercial maltings. Benromach keep things simple: a handful of distillers relying entirely on their expertise and senses to make the finest handmade whisky. Their four ingredients are barley, water, yeast and a human touch. Their processes honour the knowledge and experience used to make Speyside whiskies decades ago. Why? Because at Benromach they believe making whisky by hand delivers genuine character.... less
Benromach is a traditional distillery owned by a family of whisky-lovers intent on reviving the lost flavour of Speyside whiskies from the days before commercial maltings. Benromach keep things simple: a handful of distillers relying entirely on... more