Benromach 21 Year Old

Situated on the outskirts of the ancient town of Flores, the Benromach Distillery was founded in 1898. Beginning in 1911, the distillery changed hands several times until its eventual closure in 1983.

Gordon and MacPhail took over the site in 1993, and in 1997, they started restoring the distillery to working order. This included two new stills, a new mash tun, and washbacks rescued and reworked from the originals. 

The distillery's design was slightly changed to allow one man to operate it. The Prince of Wales officially reopened Benromach in 1998, and bottling of the new malt started in 2004.

Current distillery manager Keith Cruickshank describes the 21-year-old Benromach as delivering sweet Sherry aromas — no doubt due to the maturation in the hand-selected first-fill Bourbon and Sherry oak casks. This Speysider boasts classic Benromach smokiness alongside gentle spices and fruit — a heady mix of flavours indeed.

Nose: Sweet Sherry aromas with underlying citrus, ginger and oak notes, accompanied by a touch of smoke.

Palate: Sweet initially with cracked black pepper, Seville orange and raspberry flavours lead to baked apple and subtle spice.

Finish: Charred oak and soft smoke.