Benromach 10 Year Old

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On first approach, light but noticeable smokey peat (I am picking it up well due to having light speysides recently). Has a nice lemon/lime citrus and a little briney saltiness. As it sits in the glass, the 20% sherried portion begins to encase the smoke and malt. It is in the background but is noticeable and the balance is beautiful for a 10 year old. Nice balanced finish. Coming back even a few days later, the sherry has really started to burst out and assert itself.

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Zapach: pierwsze skrzypce gra torf, sól i dym. Jest wyczuwalna słodycz
Smak: delikatnie pikantne i pieprzne, finisz pozostawia słony i dymny posmak. Jest trochę słodyczy

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Whisky bar

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Aroma: Rauch, Leder, Früchte, Sherry, muffig, mehliger Apfel, Beeren, Maritime Noten, Süße, vergoren, Zitrus, Eiche, Vanille, Kräuter,

Geschmack: Früchte, Gewürze, Rauch, Herb, Leder, Süße, Eiche, Sherry, cremig, Apfel, Kräuter, Mandeln, Vanille,

Abgang: leichtes Leder, Rauch, Früchte, Gewürze, Eiche, Kräuter, Mandeln,

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pretty decent speyside expression, with a pretentiin of complexity, yet, the interwowen notes lack a conductor that would make a true simphony, rather than a bunch of notes, fighting to get noticed.

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n: peat, smoke, meat, sherry, sea grass
t: peat, oak
a: oak, spicy, black pepper

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Using the guide within, its a lovely "Tawny" colour, nice film on the glass, very slight smoke in the whiff, with sweetness, spice & raisins. Pleasant flavours; I expected a harshness from other reviews, but the peat, is not in any way overpowering. Dark chocolate, wood and a smooth easy, medium finish. At one point, it was like a sweet cake ? - I'm into the 90's now, (bottles), in a growing collection and this is very welcome.
Later on, with some fine cheeses, (& a biscuit) I found the peat a little more prevalent on the palate, almost medicinal but OK. At the end, the biscuit was like burnt toast in the mouth 🤷‍♂️👍🧀🥃. Nothing bad here - magnificent drop:

Nose

Hint of smoke, dried fruits, nice, mild.

Palate

Smoke yes, but not overpowering. I thought a dark chocolate, spicy as well. 👍

Finish

Medium finish with an oak & dry wine, hanging in, on the peat.

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Hey that's a really good whisky at a reasonable price!
+2 points for the quality:price ratio

Nose

Vanilla, honey, peat
Despite the 43% you can feel the alcohol burn if you're not careful

Palate

Creamy, sherry and hint of peat
liquorice, honey and apricots
salt
very satisfying

Finish

Honey, apricots, liquorice, vanilla, peat and salt

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Smooth but nothing special

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different from anything else! Just nice.

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surprised to find this whiskey from my wishlist coincidentally in a restaurant. interesting taste, comfortable and tasty. I drank it next to roasted chocolate almonds. Good combination.

Nose

Caramel, peat, prune

Palate

Smooth, malt, cedar, grapefruit, fresh mandarin

Finish

Sweet , buttered toast,  peat comes back, ginger, mandarin

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rich and sweet in the nose with dried fruits, rubber or burnt plastic, on the palate not nice at first, again rubber, very strong, sherry sweetness and dried fruits only covered up in the background

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Creamy, dark fruits, sherry. Slight peat. Slightly harsh metallic after taste. Just Slightly too sharp and young. Very complex for a young whisky.

Nose

Vanilla. Apricots. Mineral.

Palate

Sherry. Dark fruits. Sweet and sour. Tiny bit of peat

Finish

Creamy medium lingering.

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Sweet dried fruits, Sherry, spice and smoke... beautifully balanced

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A great gateway, beginner's whisky

Nose

Slight peat and smoke.

Palate

Biscuit, oak, very slight fruit

Finish

Dry

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Actually classic Speysider, with lots of vanilla and red fruits taste, but also a pronounced "wild" character that makes it enjoyable as well as bold. Rounded on the palate, but with some edges on the nose, it's a fully rewarding dram, not as easy as it could seem. Thumbs up, especially from a quality/price point of view.

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Speyside traditional combined with

Nose

Fruity. Caramel. Peat is very mild at the end.

Palate

Spices. Nuts. Light fruits. Mild peat. Vanilla.

Finish

Waxy. Berries mixed with peat.

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Classic Speyside sherry finishing, giving plenty of sweet dried fruit flavours but with a hint of smoke to the body and finish. Really enjoyed this and the youthfulness suggests later expressions could be even better.

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good peated sherry whisky, with some sharpness on the palate.

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Light, fruits, nice whisky

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Light smokey, easy going. Some fruits.

Nose

smoke

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Nice subtle peatiness. Delicious.

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Nice!

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This has to be THE bargain Scotch in this price range along with Monkey Shoulder. Nose is rich with malt, butterscotch, and peat. Palate follows suit with peat not overwhelming although heavier than something like Highland Park. Sherry, malt, peat give nice structure while smoother than most islay. 80:20 ex-bourbon:ex-sherry then 12 months in Oloroso sherry cask.

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slightly smoky. A very interesting speyside dram. Got a 5cl sample but i'm thinking of getting a big one.

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Quite oily with slow legs. This is a Speyside that could be mistaken for an Islay or Island whisky. It needs a little water to reduce the prickle and bring out the sweetness.

Nose

Light iodine, old leather sofa, vanilla, after a while I get cider and then toffee

Palate

Woody, bandaids, prickly heat, light sweetness

Finish

hint of smoke, dry wood

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Leichter rauch, süsslich mit sherry, fruchtig, beerig (rosinen?) sehr mild. Leicht trocken beim Abgang

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beetje rokerig met scherpe kant

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slight peaty and mild smoke

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Nase süßlich mild
Aroma süßlich mild

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sweet sirupy with raisins and sherry notes on the nose. hint of chemical/medical note and very subtle peat (not smoky).
very nice complex taste, sweet and sour. dry astringent orange like aftertaste. nice complexity with bit of harshness

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Een heerlijke starter whisky, jammer van de korte afdronk, maar een goede volle smaak waar genoeg in te vinden is.

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Liked this. The smoke is definitely there, but not overpowering. Smooth and sherry sweet.

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Fruity, rounded and a slightly peaty.

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In der Nase Trockenfrüchte und dezenter Rauch.
Im Mund Trockenfrüchte und Nüsse, die extrem harmonisch in den Peatabgang übergehen.

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Very fruity nose with an exceptionally well balanced smoke. A very nice body when neat but I didn't like it with ice.... it takes away from the flavour, ;)
Adding a drop of water will provide an entirely different Scotch in air.

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One of the very best 10 yo. Complex. Lots of flavour. Fruity, sweet, some smoke. Highly recomended.

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tastes a bit like a bandaid dipped in medicine... or something like that. 😅

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a slightly peaty smoky still fruity and sweet Speyside

Nose

peaty fruity spicy dry grass and malty

Palate

Apple vanilla ginger a bit peaty smoky then unfortunately a wif of something a bit artificial (raspberry licorice?) not sure to my taste. Might have to try another day.

Finish

bitter and sweet chocolate and ginger a bit smoky and sherry

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Mild im Abgang und recht rauchig. Sehr lecker

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6/25/18. color is a medium gold. nose is astringent and lightly smoky but predominately oaky vanolla and alcohol. palate is hard, heavy, and unfinished. tries to finish but holds very astringent

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Quite a unique whisky, the big peat aromas are misleading as the palate is oddly light.

Nose

Big peat smoke with barley undertones. Subtle citrus & spices in the background.

Palate

Medicinal & herby, grassy. Quite clean & light.

Finish

Bittersweet, on the dry side. Ginger & pepper, almost hoppy after a while. Peat smoke reappears.

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un peu déçu a Louverture de la bouteille. je l'imaginais avec plus de corps en bouche. on va attendre qu'elle s'oxyde un peu. sinon la prochaine fois je teserais la 100 proof

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nice slow burn, good spice

Nose

light sweet smoke

Palate

pepper, oak

Finish

slow burn

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good mix of peat and spice

Nose

sweet

Palate

peppery

Finish

strong

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soft

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Fairly evident peat and spice immediately after opening, but after it sits for 10 minutes it reveals a hidden fruity character. Smooth on the palate with fairly pleasant traces of peat and smoke on the finish. Adding a drop of water elimates the mild heat but seems to dilute the peat. Very good whisky available at a decent price.

Nose

spice, peat, smoke, fruit

Palate

peat and smoke

Finish

peat

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lovin it.

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Outstanding 10 y Single Malt! Complex, but also good for newbies.

Nose

At first a whole lot of smoke, mixed with sherry cask influences as ripe red fruits. Oak is in the background. Spicy sweetness. The longer it remains in the glass, the peaty smoke steps back and it becomes more fruity.

Palate

Smoke is still remaining. Sweet red cabbage, some winter spices. Red apple mixed with dried cranberries. Very light floral speysidish. A dram for the entire afternoon.

Finish

Medium to long. The smoke now is really just a small touch. The spices remain a little longer.

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Good peated Speysider. A bit complex and defo intense. Oak / peated / smoke

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Wonderful lightly peated speyside whisky.

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Easy drinking gently smoky with a hint of gingery spice. Quite smooth, very drinkable!

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Smoked fruit (pineapple, oranges, red apples), salted nuts and nutmeg in a bottle.

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Spectacular Speysides whisky, with more smoke and peat than you'd expect from a Speysider. If it weren't so hard to find in my area, it would be a regular in my cabinet.

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a nice sipping whiskey. Smooth and mellow with a little bit of smoke. Great for fall or spring sipping.

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This was the whisky that started my obsession. Delicious balance of vanilla and smoke

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lovely tones of red fruit, chestnuts, some sweet vanilla notes with smoke lingering in the background. probably one of the best young speysides available

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nicely balanced whisky