Benromach 2000 Burgundy Finish

Benromach 2005 Peat Smoke

The very first distillery that my wife and I visited while we were in Speyside Scotland was Speyside's smallest distillery, Benromach. This distillery, owned by Gordon & MacPhail, was a distillery that I knew nothing about. I'd never seen a bottle in Australia, until Whisky Live Perth. We decided it would be our first distillery visit in...

Score 80/100

Benromach 1977 vintage single cask #1268

**Nose:** Quite somber with a hefty amount of oak, wood lacquer , pepper and spice, there’s also some dark honey note, as well as conserved lemon, a hint of tobacco leaf and very weak distant note of smoke. **Palate: ** Boom! quite peppery on the entry, with chilly, black pepper, and spice, which quickly gives place to sweeter honeyed notes,...

Score 90/100

Benromach 2004 Peat Smoke

Benromach 2004 Peat Smoke has been matured in ex-bourbon casks and it's ppm level is 53. A citrus perfumed peaty dram with nice sophisticated smoke following in the background. Rarely you get a smoky whisky that feels this smooth. No wonder it's from Speyside... For the record, this was part of our Speyside blind tasting and there had been three...

Score 86/100

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