Since its grand re-opening in 1998, Benromach has worked tirelessly to craft and rebrand a Speyside classic whisky, and every bottle of Benromach now contains a statement to this effect. The stylish rebrand has since developed to create a solid core range of age statements, along with a "Contrasts" range of unique expressions and cask … Continue reading Triple Tipple: Benromach (Core Range)
Similar to its younger siblings in the distillery's core range, the 15 Year Old expression from Benromach has been matured on site in the Speyside hills following a gentle peat smoke malting. The 15yo features an in-house blend of sherry and bourbon cask matured whiskies, with a higher proportion of sherry to bourbon components in … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Benromach – 15 Years Old
Within the Speyside region, its fair to say that the competition for whisky bragging rights is fairly tough. With all of the different experimentations we've seen hitting the shelves in recent years for brands to try and distinguish themselves, there are still some brands that cling to their heritage to sell their wares. Benromach have … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Benromach – 100 Proof
The opening gambit of the Benromach single malt whisky experience is their 10 Year Old expression. Truly, a milestone for any distillery. Since the distillery re-opened in 1998 under Gordon & MacPhail ownership, the team have worked on recreating "a classic Speyside". With this in mind, this flagship regular bottling sees Benromach combine their stock … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Benromach – 10 Years Old
Speyside's Benromach have been rapidly expanding their range of whiskies available in recent years, with a solid core range and then seasonal additional releases. One area that has particularly piqued whisky enthusiasts' interests is their experimentation with different cask influences via their "Wood Finish" series within the "Contrasts" range - see notes on their Triple … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Benromach – Chateau Cissac
Speyside's Benromach have released some of my favourite whiskies of late. Their Organic release and their now flagship 10yo display a great balance of fruit, oak and smoke. When I had read that they were releasing a triple distilled edition, it left me wondering how the third distillation would affect the flavours and profile of … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Benromach – Triple Distilled
It's probably fair to say that one of the most intimidating aspects about drinking single malt whisky is the price associated with it. It's one of the things that can make it elitist and can put a lot of people off. To play devil's advocate though, if you were paying rent on a place for … Continue reading Single Malt Scotch Whisky: Your Starter For 10
