Benromach 1973

Benromach 12 Year Old

The Benromach 10 has gotten a lot of attention lately, but it seems we don’t have it here in Taiwan. Instead, we’ve got a 12 year old OB which doesn’t seem to exist in the rest of the world. I can’t find much information online about it. It might be one of those “just in Taiwan” cases. I contacted Benromach to learn more about this bottle’s...

Score 87/100

Benromach 5 Year Old

This Benromach may be only 5 years old, but I find it refreshing to have both an age statement and the possibility to buy this bottle at a fair price (around 35 EUR in my neck of the woods). It matured on a mix of bourbon and sherry casks. The nose is surprisingly rich on sweet breakfast cereals on the one hand and loads of citrus on the other....

Score 83/100

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

Benromach 2006 Peat Smoke / Bot.2016

While Benromach has won over many with their old school style malt, it hasn't quite stirred up the frenzy that each Springbank release has caused. It might seem unfair to compare them but I believe them to be related in many ways. Family owned, longer fermentation styles, less automation, good cask policy, both are the distilling arms of...

Score 83/100