Benromach 10 Year Old

Benromach 10 Year Old

Nose - Marshmallow, spice and leather jackets. Like a sweet hippy incense. Lovely. Palate - Very silky, oily, it slips around your mouth and almost seems too much but then the flavours come through. It's strong, very strong. A powerhouse of oak, aniseed and vanilla. It's sweet but an acid bitter note hits hard as you swallow. I like this though as...

Score 86/100

Benromach 10 Year Old

Benromach 10 years old was first released in 2009 and is part of the distillery’s core range. Its maturation regime is as follows: the first nine years 80% in ex-bourbon barrels and 20% in ex-sherry casks, the last year exclusively in ex-sherry casks. My review is based on a 20cl bottle from a taster pack that includes the regular 10-year old,...

Score 88/100

Benromach 10 Year Old

The independent bottler Gorden & MacPhail is owner of Speyside’s smallest operating distillery since 1993: Benromach. Today I’m trying the ‘new’ Benromach, i.e. whisky that has been distilled and matured since G&M took over. In 1998 production resumed and in October 2009 this Benromach 10 Year Old appeared. It contains 80% bourbon matured...

Score 80/100

Benromach 10 Year Old

I'm writing this review hot on the trails of my latest love affair from the same distillery - The Benromach 10 100 Proof. However, it was this standard 10 Year old bottling responsible for us meeting. And for that I owe it a debt of gratitude. I am, like many other whisky enthusiasts, a fan of Ralfy and his modest yet honest ways. So when he...

Score 90/100