Benromach 1998 20th Anniversary Bottling 19 yo

56,2°

Distillery : Benromach - Speyside

1st Fill Oak Casks

Original Bottling

Limited Edition

Single Malt

Bottled in 2018

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 12 ppm

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the reopening of the distillery, 3,000 units of this limited edition were released, aged in virgin casks to bring out the full purity of the distillate.

Let's Taste It : 

Beautiful fullness on the nose, a shade of peat and camphor, evanescent smoke. I slept in the hay, surrounded by fruits, grapes, peaches, apricots, and of course very sweet, almost honeyed vanilla. Earth a bit dry, grainy. Slight acidity, apple not quite ripe. Very fine balance. Velvety on the palate, with a hint of gooseberry, followed by rising spices and then pomegranate. Cloves. It's suave. Woody notes, including on the finish, which is fairly long, caramel, lingonberries. Cinnamon.

In Short, 

A very enjoyable nectar, very fruity and characteristic of the distillery. Unfortunately, the price is quite extravagant.

Score : 89

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                                          Vic Chesnutt - Coward