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Benromach Contrasts: Double Matured Bordeaux Wine Cask Finish

Scotch Single Malt Speyside
Age
12 years
ABV
46%
Introduced
2023
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Benromach Contrasts: Double Matured Bordeaux Wine Cask Finish

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Deep amber with reddish hue from Bordeaux wine cask finishing; full legs
Nose
Subtle hints of rose followed by honey and ripe red fruits. The Bordeaux wine cask adds a floral, vinous dimension layered over the standard Benromach character
Palate
Smooth and sweet with zesty tangerine and dark forest fruits balanced by toasted oak. The dual maturation — bourbon then Bordeaux — creates a layered sweetness with fruit depth. Medium-bodied and fruity
Finish
Medium-bodied and fruity finish underpinned by subtle peat smoke. The Bordeaux influence lingers as dark fruit and gentle tannin. Elegant combination of Speyside malt and French wine cask

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • First-fill bourbon barrel (7 years) then Bordeaux red wine cask (5 years)

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