Benromach 10 Year

NOSE Orchard fruit, hay-like malt, cocoa, leather, pine resin, baking spice and a subtle smoke. Soft, subtle and sweet with an earthy dark streak, this is a lovely aroma. PALATE Stewed apples, dried fruit, leather, nutty malt, smoke and some bits of charcoal and dried strawberries. Palate of the Benromach 10 is heavier, darker and more expressive than the aroma. FINISH Med-long -> Dried fruit, oak, smoke and butterscotch fade to a chalky ash.

Gondolomnyi füst, leheletnyi gesztenyeméz, só, fűszeres tölgy és sherrys reflexiók töltik meg az orrt. Szájban édeskés, könnyű testet mutat némi száraz tölgyfahordós érzettel, a végén pici alkoholkesernyével, füstnek nem sok nyoma van. A lecsengése rövid-közepes. Alapvetően egy jó ár-értékű, szelíd, jól iható, szerethető whiskey, ha nem is annyira emlékezetes. Nem színezett! Szárazpróbája masszív hordózást sejtet. Imaginative reflections of smoke, a touch of chestnut honey, salt, spicy oak and sherry fill the nose. On the palate it shows a sweet, light body with some dry oak barrel feeling, with a tiny alcohol bun at the end, while there is not much trace of smoke. The finish is short to medium one. Basically it is a gentle, easily drinkable, lovable whisky, if not that memorable. Good value! Not colored! Dry test suggests massive barreling.

Minerally slightly peaty taste. Medium flavor level; not overwhelming. Decent.

Nice. Peaty/smokey... but not punch you in the face.

perfecte balans tussen rook, kruiden, houtsmaak en een lekker vette afdronk

Everytime i read "Speyside Peated malt", i immediately get skeptic of the experiencie i am about to have. Having said that, this Benromach 10 year old is labeled as an "old style" Speyside malt, with light peat. Bottled at 43%abv, golden color. On the nose, it is fairly peated. Plastic, Cinnamon and apples. Wet clothes. After a first sip, the aroma became very similar to cotton candy. Smokey; aromatic. Cotton and freshly ironed clothes. Bubble gum. On the palate it starts as your typical speysider and then some salty notes appear. Apples and dulce de leche. The a maritime profile appeared. Mild and nice. After a first sip, i got sider and honey notes. Salty. Aftertaste is where most of the peaty profile can be found. Salt, hay and ashes. Pepper. It is very dry. Overall, for a 10yo whisky, this is fairly complex, easy drinkable and mildly peated. All of those are good things in a whisky. It actually feels a little older than 10yo. Good dram, but i just don't see myself drinking it for long periods of time. My score for it is 84 over 100.