Benromach Contrasts: High Enzyme – 2012/2024 – 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels
67.44 CHF
Volume: 0.7 liters | Alcohol content: 46% | Non-chill-filtered | No coloring
Palate: Sweet and creamy, with grapefruit, lemon, and lime. Pineapple transitions to notes of honeycomb and spicy pepper.
Finish: Long and fresh, with toasted oak and peppermint.
Single malt made from barley malt with high enzyme content
Old school and innovative: Benromach combines both qualities under one roof. The small distillery is reviving a nearly lost style of peated Speyside whisky while simultaneously experimenting with single malts outside the distillery's usual range in its Contrasts range.
With the Benromach Contrasts: High Enzyme 2012/2024, enthusiasts have the rare opportunity to taste a single malt made from enzyme-rich barley. This unpeated, high-enzyme barley is typically used to make grain whisky.
The higher enzymatic activity influences the fermentation process and creates a distinctive flavor profile. Fresh aromas of lemon drops, green apple, and peppermint blend with the sweetness of honeycomb and pineapple, as well as toasted oak and spicy pepper.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Delicate, fresh aromas of lemon sherbet, barley malt and green apple, followed by jasmine notes.Palate: Sweet and creamy, with grapefruit, lemon, and lime. Pineapple transitions to notes of honeycomb and spicy pepper.
Finish: Long and fresh, with toasted oak and peppermint.
Description
Contrasting program at Benromach:Single malt made from barley malt with high enzyme content
Old school and innovative: Benromach combines both qualities under one roof. The small distillery is reviving a nearly lost style of peated Speyside whisky while simultaneously experimenting with single malts outside the distillery's usual range in its Contrasts range.
With the Benromach Contrasts: High Enzyme 2012/2024, enthusiasts have the rare opportunity to taste a single malt made from enzyme-rich barley. This unpeated, high-enzyme barley is typically used to make grain whisky.
The higher enzymatic activity influences the fermentation process and creates a distinctive flavor profile. Fresh aromas of lemon drops, green apple, and peppermint blend with the sweetness of honeycomb and pineapple, as well as toasted oak and spicy pepper.
Facts
| Dyed | No |
| dye | 0 |
| country | Scotland |
| region | Speyside |
| Distillery | Benromach |
| bottler | Original bottling |
| vintage | 2012 |
| Bottling year | 2024 |
| Distilled | |
| Bottled | |
| Old | 0 |
| Barrel types | 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels |
| Number of bottles filled | 0 |
| Best before date | |
| equipment | GP |
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