In our glass at present is a single cask Benromach 2010 unique to Abbey Whisky within the UK. In round 15 years they grew from a small on-line store to one of many huge retailers profitable awards for his or her e-commerce. This additionally means they’ve a gentle stream of unique bottlings, a few of which we are going to function right here.
Chances are you’ll keep in mind a sister cask #390 bottled for The Whisky Alternate, which I reviewed already. Each first fill bourbon barrels.
Benromach 11 yo 2010 (58,2%, OB for Abbey Whisky 2021, first fill bourbon cask #388, 228 btl.)
Nostril: mainlead peat coupled to an assertive fashion of bourbon wooden. Hay, barley sugars and vanilla cake, combined with coal smoke and mentholated notes. Then loads of earthy and leafy notes, in addition to a touch of burnt plastic (not essentially a nasty factor). Grasses and salt too. One thing candy and fruity is hiding within the background (peach, perhaps barbecued pineapple) but it surely fails to actually stand out.
Mouth: very punchy and relatively oily, with a bittersweet theme. On the one hand there’s vanilla, pineapple and lime, then again we get the bitterness of herbs and liquorice roots. Medicinal touches, in addition to some scorched wooden and cigarette smoke, saline hints and chalk. Some mustardy notes and bitter marmalade too. A tad austere maybe, which I additionally wrote in regards to the sister cask.
End: lengthy, on lemon peels, salt and mineral notes. Lingering (acrid) smoke till the tip.
A very characterful dram, with gentle peat and echoes of Springbank and Ben Nevis at occasions, together with the funky aspect they will expose. Tasty however perhaps not as clear and targeted as these different distilleries. Solely accessible from Abbey Whisky.
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