Benromach - 15 yo - Tasting Notes

In the recent #BenromachTT we got treated to the new 15 year old expression from the Benromach Distillery. They told us there that just as with the 10 year old the 15 year old is matured with both bourbon barrels & sherry casks, with the sherry being the more dominant part and that Benromach insist on only using the highest quality first fill casks, from a variety of different sources.

They take casks from the bodegas of one of the world’s leading sherry houses in Spain: Williams & Humbert and also have new oak casks made to exact specifications of thickness of stave & charring by Antonio Paez Lobato. These casks are used to mature sherry for 3 years before they’re emptied & shipped to the distillery.

The 15 year old is different one then the 10 for sure, with the distillery signature good visable in not only these but also the other expressions from this distillery. They not seem to dissapoint, and I think a good price/quality balance in their collection.

In this one I got some ginger and orange marmalade. Some dense pear juice and banana coming through with dark chocolate and fudge, mocca, a couple of herbal notes in the light smoke, sponge fingers, cheese cake with red fruit and after eight. Hints of fruit, lemon curd, liquerish, dried fruits, rum raisin, mango, red apple, vanilla, creamy honey, figs, dates and creamy cheese.

The finish is of medium length and sweet with some dry cocao, vanilla and coconut. Also there is a bit of demerara sugar feel to it. Scoring it an 7,5/10. Lovely expression.