Benromach 2001 Single Cask Collection New Vibrations 22 yo

 

 

 

56,2°

Distillery : Benromach - Speyside

1st Fill Organic Virgin Oak Cask 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 12 ppm

 

 

 

This is the twin brother of its predecessor, also selected by La Maison du Whisky to be part of the New Vibrations collection, which means exclusive sales in France. This one is organic, meaning that it has been made from Optic organic barley and aged in a virgin organic oak cask. 274 bottles were produced.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It :  

It's more farmy, with cereals and cut hay, toasted wheat and muesli, a little earthy too, all coated in a lovely grainy peat. Slightly astringent, even medicinal, with hints of limestone and quartz. Yellow fruit and vanilla amidst straw and chalk. On the palate, there's a note of bitterness, with dried fig, and the woodiness is intense, perhaps a little too much so. The spices are very present, cloves and nutmeg. The finish is long, well-balanced but not explosive, rather herbaceous. Reeds, bamboos, leaves of succulent plants, yucca and others. All this with grain and crushed chestnuts.

 

In Short, 

I really liked the nose, but on the palate the virgin casks were noticeable and gave it a bitter taste, which I didn't really like. What's more, the finish lacks explosiveness. A few slight flaws which mean that the bottle is still available today, not to mention the very high price.

Score : 89

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