Benromach 2004 Peat Smoke

Benromach 15 Year Old

Prior to its reopening in 1998 by Gordon & MacPhail, Benromach had a somewhat checkered past. Periods of dormancy or mothballing, coupled with a string of ownership changes led to its official closing in 1983. The spirit, during this period, was primarily for the blending trade, and the release of single malt offerings was haphazard at best...

Score 92/100

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 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

Benromach 40 Year Old Heritage

When this malt was first released, it set you back some 500 EUR. Today, add at least 50%. So you can imagine I was quite happy that my buddy Manny offered me a sample of this fantastic Benromach. It’s not only my 20th to taste from this distillery – which I visited in 2010 – but also the oldest (in terms of maturation). This is going to be a...

Score 90/100