Benromach – 35 Year Old (70cl, 43%)

Benromach – 35 Year Old is a whisky from Benromach (Speyside). Aged 35 years, bottled at 43% ABV, 70cl. Gordon & MacPhail have experienced such success with Benromach since they took over the practically derelict distillery in 1993, that in 2016 nine new washbacks were installed, increasing the potential capacity of the distillery to seven hundred thousand litres per annum. While this might sound like small potatoes compared to some of the Speyside titans, it shows remarkable confidence in the rejuvenated brand, since it’s reintroduction to the market in 2004. With an interesting signature style that emulates the lightly peated Speysiders of the 1950s and 60s, combined with quality cask management and focus on single malt production, Benromach’s future is looking a great deal more stable than its somewhat choppy past. Created using some of the very oldest stocks still remaining in the warehouses, this majestic Speysider has been described by Distillery Manager Keith Cruikshank as “the perfect dram to toast the past, present and future of Benromach”. We’ll drink to that Keith!