Benromach was founded in 1898 and today is the smallest working distillery in Speyside, employing just two people to make its whisky - current output is just 200,000 litres per year. The distillery is owned by independent bottlers Gordon & Macphail, who bought it in 1993, ten years after it had been mothballed by previous owners United Dist ... Read More »
A 20cl quarter bottle of the lipsmacking Benromach 10yo, which has been a revelation since its introduction by owners Gordon & Macphail in late 2009, and is really putting this great distillery back on the map.
The first new bottling since the distillery began production in 1998 after a 15-year lay-off. The whisky is young, but has a delicious dollop of peat and plenty of fresh, ripe flavours. A very welcome return.
A smart packaging job for this distillery-bottled expression of Benromach 10yo, which has been a big hit since its introduction in late 2009. Well done to G&M for making the standard release strength 43%. Web-Exclusive Price!
The second batch of Benromach's peated young Speyside, this has been full-term matured in American oak and peated to a lower level than the previous batch (35ppm as opposed to the previous 55ppm).
A wine finished whisky from Benromach, who like playing with casks. This was distilled in 2001 and spent the end of its 10 years of maturation in a cask that used to hold Hermitage wine.
A distillery bottling from Gordon & Macphail's Benromach, focusing on their experiments with wine finishing - this one compliments the initial bourbon cask maturation with a finish in a barrel previously used to hold Burgundy.
It says here: 'Benromach Origins [are] crafted to highlight how subtle changes to the art of whisky-making can help shape the character of the final malt'. This first effort is made using Golden Promise barley and matured in sherry casks.
The third bottling of benromach's Origins series is made exclusively with the Optic barley variety and has been fully-matured in sherry casks - this should be delicious.