Description
Benromach Contrast: Organic 2014 Virgin American Oak
Since 2006, Benromach Organic has held the distinction of being the world’s first certified organic single malt whisky. Accredited by the UK Soil Association from start to finish, this whisky is matured in virgin American oak barrels, imparting sweet, malty notes with flavors of creamy pepper, banana, coffee, and cocoa.
Distilled: 2014
Bottled: 2023
Benromach Distillery
Benromach distillery is located close to Forres in the Speyside region. It was founded in 1898 and produced its first batch of spirit in 1900. From there it went through numerous changes of ownership and intermittent periods of production. The distillery was modernised between 1966 and 1974. It continued producing whisky until 1983 when the distillery fell silent.
Ten years later, the distillery was acquired by its current owners, Gordon & Macphail. After running numerous trials the first batch of spirit under the new ownership was produced in 1998. The 10 year old single malt was awarded 'Best single malt 12 year and under' by the World Whisky Awards in 2014.
By using a fermentation period of between 3 and 5 days, cloudy wort, shell and tubes to cool the spirit and a reflux ball, the character of Benromach is robust and bold.