By Alex Southgate
Ranking: B
(Credit score: Benromach)
This assessment reaches into Speyside, and brings again considered one of my greater love/hate relationships. I’m extra of an Irish Whiskey fan, and the largest motive for that is peat. I simply don’t have an awesome fondness of peaty whiskies. The smokiness in closely peated whiskies is one thing that I discover overpowers loads of different flavors which may be in a whisky to the purpose the place smoke all that I can style.
This being stated, I’m by no means one to draw back from attempting one thing new and there are definitely expressions that fall beneath this description that I actually like. At the moment we’re going to be spending a while with Benromach and their 10 Yr Previous single malt to see the place on the spectrum it falls.
Inbuilt 1898 in Forres, the Benromach Distillery was acquired by the Urquhart household in 1993. Eager to revive its misplaced Speyside fashion, utilizing just a little peat with the malting of the barley to present simply whisper of smoke the, household have stayed true to some older methods. The distillery was reopened by Prince Charles, now King Charles III, again in 1998 and has been pushing ahead for a quarter-century now.
The Whisky
The Benromach 10 Yr Previous Single Malt is a really comfortable amber on the pour. That is what I might name a lighter whisky, solely leaving barely noticeable legs on the perimeters of the glass. There may be little or no preliminary scent as you pour this whisky leaving its secrets and techniques to be uncovered on the nostril and style.
The nostril, as may be anticipated, is smoky on the entrance finish, and paired properly with a baked nuttiness. These savory notes carry into punchy grapefruit which is backed and smoothed out by wealthy double cream.
The style is straight away spicy with a whisper of peat smoke operating evenly by means of the background. That is changed by citrus notes which pair properly with the juicy taste of figs. The end is brief with the fruity notes being met by only a trace of honey.
This isn’t by any means a nasty whisky. In reality, contemplating the profile is pretty smoky, it’s one thing that I might fortunately sip at. The rationale for that is that my senses aren’t being blown out by peat. In the identical breath, my preferences imply that whereas I believe this Benromach is tasty, it isn’t essentially my tipple.
The Value
The Benromach 10 Yr Previous is coming in at £45, which is sort of affordable for a ten 12 months outdated single malt.
