Benromach Vintage 1968 (Bottled 2005) /41.8% / 0.7l

Benromach Distillery ceased operations in 1983 as a result of the deep crisis in the sector, and it seemed that this small, inefficient plant, then owned by a large concern (United Distillers), would never resume production.

However, in 1993 it was purchased by Gordon & MacPhail and after a five-year renovation, Charles, Prince of Wales officially opened the Benromach Distillery. Currently, the plant, equipped with a single pair of stills, can produce 700,000 litres of distillate per year. The whisky presented here, distilled in 1968 (the year the distillery closed its own malt house) spent around 37 years in Oloroso sherry casks before being bottled at 41.8% abv in 2005.

Aroma: intense, freshly ground coffee, dark chocolate, hazelnuts, blood oranges, raisins, mosses and ferns, dried mushrooms, black pepper and a trace of smoke in the background.

Palate : rich, sherry, roasted nuts and almonds, crème brûlée, toffee, bitter orange jam, dark chocolate, allspice, a drop of balsamic vinaigrette, notes of tobacco and leather.

Finish : long, with notes of caramel, honey, almonds and nuts, dark chocolate, raisins, sherry, oak and peat.