Benromach 1969
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Benromach |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1969 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 42년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 42.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | Stencilled label - Bottle number on the neck |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Stencilled label - Bottle number on the neck
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 응축된 짙은 호박빛이 잔에 깊게 자리한다. 1969년 빈티지의 벤로막이 오크 캐스크에서 42년을 보낸 후 42.6도로 병입된 이 디스틸러리 보틀링은 옛 스페이사이드의 결을 그대로 안고 있다. 향에서는 묵은 가죽과 마른 무화과, 가벼운 토피가 깊게 머문다. 입에 닿으면 부드러운 단맛과 옅은 정향, 마른 종이의 기억이 입천장에 펼쳐진다. 42.6도의 도수가 긴 세월을 자극 없이 전한다. 오랜 빈티지 위스키의 무게가 향과 입 양쪽에서 또렷이 전해진다. 여운은 오래도록 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
a rather powerful, very grainy and malty start with hints of violets and other flowers. Gets then rather mashy and yeasty (porridge), yoghurty before a few fruity notes emerge (apples, hints of pears, green bananas). Something slightly metallic in the background and a faint soapiness but the whole isn’t unpleasant. Strange notes of smoked fish after a while
restaurant Palate
well, things are getting slightly worse now, I’m afraid. The attack is very cardboardy, weirdly orangey (rotting oranges), wrongly medicinal (aspirin)… Gets then quite malty and, again, mashy (stale beer). Well it’s frankly dirty I’d say, and the finish isn’t any better, getting even bitter and oddly salty. What’s sure is that the general level of Signatory’s core range improved dramatically during the last years! 68 points for this one. Benromach ‘Organic’ (43%, OB, 2006) A young whisky matured in new American oak – let’s hope that the later won’t overwhelm its ‘organicness’ ;-) but it’s true that the use of new oak ensures that the end product is 100% organic