50,3°
Distillery : Benromach - Speyside
1st Fill Bourbon Barrel
Independent Bottling
By La Maison du Whisky
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 12 ppm
A whole section of the 14th Batch in the Artist range is devoted to Benromach, a Speyside distillery reopened in 1998 when it was bought by independent bottlers Gordon & MacPhail. So a series of 5 bottlings is released into the wild, and the oldest is this one, a 25 year old, distilled in the same year that the distillery returned to operation. The ageing is classic, with only 160 bottles produced. The label features a work entitled Sans Titre 5 by Logovarda.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is excellent, pure elegance, mellow, warm brioche, butter soufflé, wheat semolina, egg cream, a few speculoos crumbs, frangipane, exotic fruits in the background, banana, kumquat, a touch of grapefruit, mirabelle plums, greengages, quetsches, whipped cream. On the palate, as fruity as ever, pine honey, milk chocolate coulis, vanilla pastry cream, discreet spices, candied ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, noble and delicate woodiness. The finish is very long, powerful and distinguished at the same time. The chocolate becomes dark, almost earthy, and is accompanied by cereals, toasted wheat, shortbread biscuits, hints of menthol then herbaceous, but very delicate.
In Short,
It's truly magnificent, with great subtlety and a beautiful variety of flavours and fragrances. At once delicate and very assertive, fruity and creamy, the Bourbon is perfectly integrated into the distillery's profile. In short, it's a delight. Unfortunately, the price is grotesquely high.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Gold Connections - Icarus
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