Benromach 2005 Sassicaia Finish

Benromach Origins

The Benromach Origins was made from locally grown Golden Promise barley. Nowadays, distillers prefer barley with a higher yield (like Optic), but Benromach (and The Macallan) use Golden Promise as they feel it adds a specific character to the spirit. I tried the first Batch of the Benromach Origins, bottled in 2008. The nose gives away the sherry...

Score 80/100

Benromach 10 Year Old

In 1993 independent bottler Gordon & Macphail took over the terrains, buildings and installations of Benromach, renovated for four years to modernize it so that all production could be handled by just one man and in 2004 they bottled their first single malt. We’ll try a classic, their bestseller Benromach 10 Year Old. Pat offered me a sample...

Score 85/100

Benromach 15 Year Old

Scotch whisky regions eh! You can tell roughly what a scotch will be like by the region it comes from. Islay - Antiseptic and peaty. Lowland - Light and smooth. Speyside - Rich with dried fruits. So Benromach is from what is probably my favourite Speyside distillery. But the flavour profile is nothing like what you expect from a speysider. When I...

Score 89/100

Benromach Traditional

Not unlike the Springbank (along with Hazelburn and Longrow) CV's or even the Aberlour A'bunadh this is a whisky created to show what Benromach is all about, to display the character of this North-Eastern Speysider. * Nose: peat, grassy, malty, complex, citrus, nutty and a touch of banana skin * Pallet: soft light, spicy, very clean spirit, malty...

Score 82/100