Benromach 15 Year Old

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A 15-year-old from Benromach in Speyside. With a greater share of sherry casks than the 10, it's rich with fruit cake and milk chocolate and a wisp of smoke.

Peated
Natural colour

Details

Brand	Benromach
Distillery	Benromach
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	15 yrs
ABV	43%
Cask	Bourbon and sherry casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Sherried dried fruit, vanilla, orange peel and ginger, with a hint of smoke.
Palate: Rich fruit cake, plum, apple skin and milk chocolate.
Finish: Long, with charred oak, dark chocolate and gentle smoke.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water

Sherry sweetness and smoke make for a complex dram — enjoy it neat or with a few drops of water.

Food pairing

Roast duck or venison, blue cheese, fruit cake and chocolate desserts.

Background & production

An older expression from Benromach, near Forres in Speyside. The distillery closed in 1983, was bought in 1993 by the long-established independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail and restarted production in 1998. It uses malt lightly peated with Highland peat, giving it a gentle smoke unusual for Speyside.

The 15 Year Old joined the range in 2015. It combines whisky matured in first-fill ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks, with a greater emphasis on sherry than the 10 Year Old.

It is bottled at 43% with no added colouring.