Benromach 100 Proof 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Powerhouse, salivating malt.
You almost chew your way through it.

The combination of nine years maturation in 80% ex-Bourbon and 20% ex-Sherry barrels, rounded off by a final year in Oloroso Sherry casks is all the better when it's at natural strength.

Tasting note: Beaming bright polished copper colour. Initial nosing issues a mild prickle and finds dense scents of spicy baked apple, oatmeal, lanolin and dark chocolate in the first pass. Second pass finds the peaty edge accented to a surprising degree (for this distillery), keeping the underlying vanillas and sugars at bay. Third pass after five minutes of exposure sees the woolshed characteristic settle as vanilla malt comes to the fore. Worth taking your time over, as the nose suggests, this is no girly dram - it takes on mammoth proportions in the mouth. You almost chew your way through the intense vanilla, toffee apple and bristling spices. A gentle bittersweetness towards the finish sees the lanolin re-emerging to close the show. Powerhouse, salivating malt. 57% Alc./Vol.

Other reviews...proof positive that toasty oak, a dash of fruit and several puffs of peat can go a long, long way. Beautiful mouthfeel, as thick as anything I have seen from the new Benromach before....for any confused US readers, the strength is based on the old British Proof strength, not American! What is not confusing is the undisputed complexity and overall excellence in this malt.
94 points - Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2017

The Speyside distillery of Benromach has just added a ‘100 Proof’ variant of its 10-year-old single malt to the brand line up. With plenty of sherry and smoke influences, this is an ideal, affordable dram for those cold winter nights. Fragrant sherry, malt, milk chocolate, vanilla, chilli and dried fruits on the nose. Voluptuous in the mouth, with rich malt, smoky sherry, Seville orange and lively pepper. Long and smoky in the finish, with spicy milk chocolate and persistent citrus fruit.
4/5 Stars - www.whisky-pages.com

Other reviews... Sorrel/amber color; impeccable purity. Whoa, this opening aroma is top-loaded with round, supple, dynamic grainy/floral fragrances, including Graham cracker, porridge, honey wheat toast, dried hops, carnation, dried violet petals; secondary inhalations pick up traces of the 57% abv, but in measured degrees and that buttresses the surface aromas that now integrate into one aromatic thrust. Entry is saucy, zesty, tangy, slightly prickly, campfire warm, densely grainy, honeyed, toasty, spectacularly luscious; midpalate keeps the hits coming as the flavor profile now goes deep in buttery/creamy texture that blankets the palate in layers of caramelized sugar taste. Finishes fathomless, endless, smoky sweet. For my money, Benromach’s flagship whisky. - Highest Recommendation - www.spiritjournal.com