This 10 year old from Benromach is described as ‘the classic Speyside single malt Scotch whisky’. Bottled at 43% abv, this expression has won multiple gold awards throughout the years.The nose has rich sherry with fruit and nut chocolate and a wisp of peat smoke. The palate brings more delicate peat smoke alongside toasted malt and sweet sherry.
Nose: Dry, barley, big on malt and oak. Dry pine, fruity. A tad spirity. Sweet spices after a time and a hint of puckering prune from the sherry cask and maple fudge.
Palate: Barley, slightly herbal, a little fruit, grassy. Big on malt, ground ginger.
Finish: Mouthwateringly bittersweet. Ginger, dry sherry, almost hoppy after a while.