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Benromach, Contrasts: Virgin Oak Air Dried (700ml)

$150.00

Benromach, Contrasts

Virgin Oak, Air Dried (2012)

ABV 700ml 

 

This limited-edition release has been matured in air dried Virgin Oak barrels. This results in sweet vanilla fudge aromas with toasted cereal and citrus blossom. Smooth yet peppery notes follow, with vanilla, fresh peppermint and oak flavours. Subtle smoke lingers on the finish. 

 

MATURATION: Air Dried Virgin Oak Barrels.

 

Tasting Notes

Nose: Sweet vanilla fudge aromas with mixed citrus, oak and underlying smoke.

Taste: Cracked black pepper notes are followed by citrus, toasted cereal, fresh garden mint and oak flavours.

Finish: Lingering hints of smoke.

 

About the Distillery

Benromach is a traditional Speyside distillery owned by a family of whisky-lovers intent on making single malt the right way with true character. A handful of distillers relying entirely on expertise and senses to make the finest handmade whisky; Speyside single malt matured exclusively in first-fill casks, with a subtly smoky character along with their renowned Red Door Gin. Recalling the Speyside tradition of topping up fires with cuts of peat when coal ran low, the Scottish barley is grown locally and malted with a little peat smoke to Benromach's exact specifications before being ground into grist in their 120 year-old four-roller Boby Mill. They specify a lightly peated barley, giving the whiskies their distinctive Speyside character.