Gordon & MacPhail Benromach 18 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 33 by Michael Jackson and Martine Nouet.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Perfumy. New leather upholstery in a luxury car. Mint imperials for the road. Palate Butterscoch sauce. Peaches and cream. Sherry trifle. Finish Deliciously rounded. Some garden mint. A hint of peat. Balancing dryness. Gently warming. Comment The best Benromach I have tasted. I wonder what she should expect in a few years from the new stillhouse.

Martine Nouet Nose Intense and colourful. A basket of ripe summer fruit (apricot, peach) with a fresh lemony character. Becomes biscuity (shortbread) with water. Pleasant dry oakiness in the back. Palate Smooth and velvety. Oak and spices tend to prevail over the fruit. Finish Dry, spicy and slightly astringent. Comment A vibrant, characterful malt, drier on the palate and finish than expected from the nose.