Benromach 10 Year Old

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The flagship of Benromach, a small Speyside distillery. Lightly peated malt matured in bourbon and sherry casks gives ripe fruit with a gentle wisp of smoke.

Peated

Details

Brand	Benromach
Distillery	Benromach
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	10 yrs
ABV	43%
Cask	Bourbon and sherry casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Green apple and pear with dark honey and vanilla, and soft smoke in the background.
Palate: Malted cereal, stewed fruit and toffee, with a hint of black cherry.
Finish: Full and lasting, with malt and gentle smoke.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water
Highball

Neat is the best way to see how the fruit and smoke interweave; water brings the malty sweetness forward. As a highball, the light smoke becomes a pleasant accent.

Food pairing

Roast duck, smoked cheese or a fruit cake studded with dried fruit.

Background & production

The core expression of Benromach, near Forres in Speyside. The distillery closed in 1983, was bought by the independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail in 1993, and returned to production in 1998.

With just one wash still and one spirit still, it is a small, hands-on operation. Its malt is lightly peated with Highland peat, giving a gentle smokiness that is unusual for Speyside.

The 10 Year Old is built mainly on whisky from first-fill bourbon casks, combined with first-fill sherry cask whisky, then finished for its final year in Oloroso sherry hogsheads. It is bottled at 43% ABV.