Benromach Cara Gold Malt is a restricted launch within the Contrasts vary, introduced early 2022. It makes use of a sort of malt that’s extra widespread in beer breweries slightly than whisky distilleries, with a proportion of Benromach‘s basic evenly peated malt. This ends in a 12 ppm phenol stage.
Benromach Contrasts: Cara Gold Malt 11 yo 2010 (46%, OB 2022, first fill bourbon, 6300 btl.)
Nostril: fairly vivid, fruity and high-pitched. There are many citrus notes (lemons, mineolas) in addition to pineapple and keenness fruit sweet. Furthermore there’s a layer of toffee biscuits with peppery / gingery notes from the wooden and hints of floral honey.
Mouth: the same mixture of malty notes and toffee at its core and loads of vivid notes on the prime. Pineapple and lime, then oranges and hints of aniseed. Black peppercorns. Mild dry smoke units in, with vanilla custard and honey.
End: medium size, with lingering fruity notes and a touch of acrid and salty smoke because it dries out.
This can be a profitable experiment. The Cara Gold malt appears so as to add vivid fruity notes that are highlighted by the bourbon oak maturation. Perhaps not a game-changer in any means, however the worth is cheap so this provides good worth for cash. Accessible from The Whisky Trade and TyndrumWhisky amongst different retailers.
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