Benromach 1968 Sherry Cask

Benromach 1969

This is the oldest Benromach I have tried to date and of course from an era that the distillery was not yet in the hands of Gordon & Macphail (because they only took ownership in 1993). It has a wonderful color, thanks to its beauty sleep on refill sherry hogsheads. I am always very curious to whisky that was distilled before my birth. The...

Score 90/100

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

To be upfront, I am admittedly a huge Benromach fan. I am a huge fan of that old-world style. They are akin to a Springbank in Speyside clothing, if you will. Nose: Right off the bat you get the sherry influence but it's equally very earthy with a touch of smoke mixed in. Saltiness, dusty tobacco, wood polish, cherries, green apples, golden...

Score 90/100

Benromach 10 Year Old 100 Proof

Since I did some Macallans yesterday, and a BenRiach earlier today, I thought I'd search out some more Speysiders and found a few Benromachs. I reviewed the standard 10 year old before (which I have a bit left of), but I have two higher strength ones (both also 10 years old) to examine. First is the Benromach 100 Proof, whose ABV goes by the...

Score 94/100