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Tag Archives: Benromach
Benromach 2010-2018, Peat Smoke, Sherry Cask, 59.9% – OB
A little while ago a friend of mine (RvB) bottle-shared half his bottle and after someone got there first, I took the remaining 25cl. Generally, Benromach is a very solid whisky that works very well with both bourbon and sherry … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Benromach, Forres, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Benromach 12, 40%
With my family and I being on holiday in Scotland, in Findhorn, I had to pick some nice drams for the evenings. I might sound weird to bring whisky to Scotland, but with prices there and here, and with there … Continue reading
BTC #3: Benromach 2008-2017, 9yo, 59.5% – OB for Whiskysite.nl
After a very acceptable score yesterday, to my standards at least, we went in for a non-Highland whisky. Not much of an introduction, since we go in blind… Sniff: I got quite a lot of peat on the nose, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Benromach, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society, Whiskysite
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Autumn clearance
Well, not really a clearance since that would involve big discounts. The misses and I have decided that it’s finally time to start doing some construction on our attic. It’s been in the pipeline for a few years but we’ve … Continue reading
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Benromach 1974, 41yo, Sherry Cask, 49.1%
Finally, I decided to try this baby. G&M/Benromach sent it to me a few months ago, right about when all the other reviews came online. Somehow I’ve not been tasting a lot of whisky lately and I wanted to properly … Continue reading
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Tagged 1974, Benromach, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Benromach Sassicaia 2007 (bottled 2016), 45%
Benromach releases a Sassicaia finished whisky from their warehouses every year or so. They don’t come with an age, but they use a vintage instead. They go with vintages for a lot of the wood finished whiskies, while the older … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Benromach, Forres, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Sassicaia finish, Speyside, Wine cask
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Benromach 2006-2015, 61.8% – Handfilled at the Distillery
When I was at the distillery in November last year, there was a bourbon cask available for hand filling. This is not that cask. This is the (comparable) cask available at the distillery at the beginning of 2015. The handfilled … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Benromach, Bourbon Cask, Distillery Only, Forres, Gordon & MacPhail, Handfilled, Speyside
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