Greetings Fellow WhiskeyLover!!

Next week my family and I will be headed into the woods of Maine for our annual summer vacation. So this will be my last email to you until early September.

With that in mind, I wanted this weeks email to feature a really special whisky. So I called my man Nicky The Neck, and asked him to consult his contacts. A few phone calls later, The Neck scored big…which brings me to this weeks featured whisky: Benromach 21YO Speyside Single Malt Whisky.

Duncan MacCallum and F.W. Brickmann founded the Benromach Distillery Company in 1898. The distillery is located on the outskirts of the ancient Royal Borough of Forres, and is Speyside’s smallest working distillery. Duncan MacCallum had previously been working at the Glen Nevis Distillery in Campbeltown and FW Brickmann was a spirit broker in Leith, Edinburgh. Construction work started at the sight of Benromach Distillery in 1898 however due to the depression in the Scotch Whisky industry in 1898 the distillery did not start producing whisky until 1900 and closed the same year due to a lack of money.

In 1911 Benromach was acquired by the London based Harvey McNair & Co who continued distilling until the onset of the First World War. After the war Benromach was acquired by Benromach Distillery Ltd and was run by this new private company until 1925. In 1938 Benromach was acquired by Associated Scottish Distilleries Ltd which later became a part of Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. Between 1966 and 1974 the distillery was modernized and continued to run until 1983 when the distillery was officially closed.

In 1993 Gordon and Macphail took over the site and in 1997 they started to restore the distillery to a working order. Finally in 1998 the distillery was officially reopened by Charles, Prince of Wales and bottling of the new malt started in 2004.

Just two experienced distillers create Benromach 21YO using the finest Scottish barley and the purest spring water from the nearby Romach Hills. Matured in a mix of First fill and Refill Sherry casks, Benromach 21 Years Old is a rich, elegant Speyside Single Malt with rounding Sherry influence.

ForWhiskeyLovers Contributing Editor Gavin Smith described Benromach 21 as “A lovely, poised Benromach, with clear evidence of the good work done by the Sherry butts.”

This whisky is not longer being produced by Gordon & Macphail/ Benromach, and so it is incredibly difficult to find. But thanks to The Neck, we are able to offer you a bottle of Benromach 21YO for $130/ bottle, while supplies last.

So if you want a bottle, buy it now, because once it’s gone…it’s gone.

I wish you a most enjoyable remainder of your summer, and look forward to getting back in touch in September.

Until September….have fun!

Doug Stone

Founder

ForWhiskeyLovers.com

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BENROMACH 21YO SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT WHISKY

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DISTILLERS TASTING NOTES

COLOR: Bright gold.

UNDILUTED NOSE: Sweet, fruits – peaches and nectarines. Hints of toasted malt and a green leafy aroma.

PALATE: Sweet, sherrywood flavours. Some charred oak and resinous flavours. Rich.

WITH AN ICE CUBE/ WATER NOSE: Sherry influence more prominent. Mulled fruits and a sweet chocolate aroma. Toasted maltiness remains.

PALATE: Sherry wood, sweet spices – cinnamon and a little dry grass, hay like note. Charred oak flavours lead to a drying finish.

BODY: Rich and smooth.

FINISH: Slightly dry with sherry overtones.