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Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured

Scotch Single Malt Speyside
Age
9 years
ABV
46%
Introduced
2021
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured

This bottle's own signature across the twelve-axis Spirit Map — not the distillery average, but this exact expression.

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Deep amber with copper highlights from sherry cask influence; full legs
Nose
Cinnamon and ginger aromas with rich dark chocolate. Soft demerara sugar. Seville orange peel with sweet, heathery smoke throughout
Palate
Cocoa powder and sweet, creamy honeycomb accompany stewed red berries. Subtle vanilla and cracked black pepper lead to toasted almonds. The sherry cask adds depth and dark fruit richness to the heavy peat. A fascinating sweet-smoke-sherry trinity
Finish
Medium finish with Morello cherry, peat smoke and lingering sweetness. Dark chocolate and almond persist. The sherry tames the peat while adding complexity

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • First-fill sherry hogshead casks

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