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Benromach 15 years

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3.5
(8)€85Scotland, Speyside, Single Malt

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Benromach has one of the most unlikely comeback stories in Scotland. Closed in 1983 and silent for a decade, the distillery was revived by Gordon and MacPhail. The Elgin independents who knew exactly what they wanted to bring back. The 15-year-old expression is the result of that patience. First-fill sherry and bourbon casks spend a decade and a half building layers of caramel. Dried fruit, and dark chocolate, undercut by a gentle wisp of smoke. It is their most awarded bottling, and it is easy to understand why.

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About the distillery

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Benromach

Benromach is a distillery located in the town of Forres, in the Speyside region of Scotland. Founded in 1898, the distillery has had a tumultuous history, changing hands and closing down several times before finally being purchased and reopened by Gordon and MacPhail in 1998. Benromach produces a range of whiskies, including the Benromach 10 Year Old, the Benromach 15 Year Old, and the Benromach Peat Smoke. The distillery is known for its traditional methods of production, including floor malting a portion of its barley on-site and using traditional wooden washbacks. Benromach is that it is one of the smaller distilleries in Speyside, producing just 160,000 liters of whisky per year. Despite its small size, the distillery has won numerous awards and accolades for its whiskies, including a gold medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition for its Benromach 10 Year Old.

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About the Benromach 15 years

Benromach 15 years is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky from one of Scotland smallest working distilleries. Benromach sits near Forres in Moray. Its entire operation runs on a single wash still and a single spirit still. That small scale shapes every drop. The distillery has a story unlike most in the region. Founded in 1898, it went silent in 1983 when United Distillers shut it down. Gordon and MacPhail, the renowned Elgin independent bottler, acquired Benromach in 1993 and spent years restoring it. The distillery was officially reopened in 1998. Their goal was deliberate: revive the lightly peated. Rounded style of Speyside whisky that existed before the 1960s, before the industry standardised towards lighter, unpeated spirit. Benromach 15 years spends its full maturation in first-fill sherry and bourbon casks. The result carries genuine depth. On the nose, expect honey, green apple, and a thread of floral freshness. The palate builds into richer territory: fudge, dark chocolate, dried fig, and baked fruit laced with oaky spice. A soft, malty cereal note runs underneath it all. The smoke is present but never dominant. This is Benromach most awarded expression and widely regarded as their classic statement whisky. It delivers the distillery house character at full stretch. Fifteen years of cask influence adds a layer of dried fruit and dark chocolate. That depth is simply not present in the younger releases. Pour it neat in a tulip glass and give it a few minutes. The honey and caramel come forward first, then the fruit and chocolate follow. No water needed.