I'M right with you on the more subtle 10-15 ppm peating of Benromach -- adds balance and complexity to an already well-made spirit! Great review Jason!
I tried both at a tasting a couple of months ago and also preferred the kiln dried version. Its 79 Euros here in my country but we have high alcohol taxes so...😂
Hi Jason, generally I like all what Benromach are putting out especially the CS vintages. Would love to compare these two but not going to buy two whole bottles for the pleasure of doing it 🤷♂️. Wouldn’t it have been a good idea to sell these in two’er packs of smaller bottles (say 200ml) as well? Slàinte Jason.
A very interesting review, thank you Jason. I have had a small shop sample of each of these, over a year ago, but the single retailer in my country that sells them is charging 69 euros per, which I thought was too much, and may be why they're still available ~18 months later. I did not pick/recognise it when sampling, but I was later told that they are both unpeated expressions. Smoke is mentioned on the B. website for them, but I think they are there referring to barrel char character rather than peat. I would be very surprised if it was not American white oak used for the casks. B. could be more forthcoming about several things. I was very interested in your discussion about barrel staves being cut with a diagonal grain. I had always simply assumed (ass that I am) the grain would be "straight" longitudinal to the stave. I'm not meaning to doubt you but the Albany Distilling website is one that claims similar--maybe they're ill-informed? My favourite B. is the 15, but at the old price of ~61 euros not the current one of ~84 euros. I'd love to try a B. Cask Strength but it's been absent from my market for several years, the last stocked being the 2009 batch 4 about 3+ years ago. I was told the local importers had ordered some to arrive at the end of last year, but that there was a cock-up in the process and no CS bottles were included when the shipment arrived. I also really like the 2012 Sherry Cask Matured. I think the B10 is pretty good, too. I like the savoury, farm workshop, oily rag, dusty, mineral, and dunnage notes, particularly in the B15, less-so the B10 & some others. I'm looking forward to trying the (also unpeated) B. Organic and hoping it will show reasonably strong grainy/cereal notes and maybe dusty.
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I bought these 2 from totosl wine in the USA for 32.99 can’t wait to try them
wow great price
I'M right with you on the more subtle 10-15 ppm peating of Benromach -- adds balance and complexity to an already well-made spirit! Great review Jason!
Well said!
I did get both of these at retail. I’m hoping I get the same tasting notes.
enjoy
I tried both at a tasting a couple of months ago and also preferred the kiln dried version. Its 79 Euros here in my country but we have high alcohol taxes so...😂
thanks for the confirmation
Hi Jason, generally I like all what Benromach are putting out especially the CS vintages. Would love to compare these two but not going to buy two whole bottles for the pleasure of doing it 🤷♂️. Wouldn’t it have been a good idea to sell these in two’er packs of smaller bottles (say 200ml) as well? Slàinte Jason.
Totally agree
A very interesting review, thank you Jason. I have had a small shop sample of each of these, over a year ago, but the single retailer in my country that sells them is charging 69 euros per, which I thought was too much, and may be why they're still available ~18 months later.
I did not pick/recognise it when sampling, but I was later told that they are both unpeated expressions. Smoke is mentioned on the B. website for them, but I think they are there referring to barrel char character rather than peat. I would be very surprised if it was not American white oak used for the casks. B. could be more forthcoming about several things.
I was very interested in your discussion about barrel staves being cut with a diagonal grain. I had always simply assumed (ass that I am) the grain would be "straight" longitudinal to the stave. I'm not meaning to doubt you but the Albany Distilling website is one that claims similar--maybe they're ill-informed?
My favourite B. is the 15, but at the old price of ~61 euros not the current one of ~84 euros. I'd love to try a B. Cask Strength but it's been absent from my market for several years, the last stocked being the 2009 batch 4 about 3+ years ago. I was told the local importers had ordered some to arrive at the end of last year, but that there was a cock-up in the process and no CS bottles were included when the shipment arrived. I also really like the 2012 Sherry Cask Matured. I think the B10 is pretty good, too. I like the savoury, farm workshop, oily rag, dusty, mineral, and dunnage notes, particularly in the B15, less-so the B10 & some others. I'm looking forward to trying the (also unpeated) B. Organic and hoping it will show reasonably strong grainy/cereal notes and maybe dusty.
Benromach is very interesting
question i'm most interested in is Why this makes a difference? whats going on at a chemical level in the wood?
Thank you, Jason
thanks
I tried them both and my favourite would swing back and forth over the bottles.
great!