Benromach 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 70cl
Benromach 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky — the celebrated flagship of Benromach Distillery (Forres, Speyside). Distinctively lightly-peated Speyside expression — genuinely unusual for the region. Represents the "old-fashioned Speyside" character Benromach aims to preserve. Non-chill-filtered, natural colour.
Why you'll love it
- Refined honey, warm gentle peat smoke, delicate cereal depth, layered spice, elegant Speyside heritage character — Benromach 10 signature
- Lightly-peated Speyside — genuinely rare in the region
- 10-year age-stated flagship
- Non-chill-filtered, natural colour — Benromach house standard
Perfect pairings
Excellent neat or with a small drop of water. Pairs beautifully with roasted meats, aged Cheddar, smoked salmon, or considered evening drams.
Perfect for
- Whisky enthusiasts exploring unique lightly-peated Speyside
- Benromach Distillery flagship collectors
- Whisky drinkers appreciating "old-fashioned Speyside" character
- Introducing friends to gently-peated Scotch
Compare with
Ready to step up to 15YO? Try Benromach 15 Year Old ($152). Ready for 21YO premium? Benromach 21 Year Old ($320). For unpeated Speyside peer: Glenfiddich 12 ($95) or The Glenlivet 12 Year Old ($99).
Frequently asked
Why is Benromach lightly-peated?
Benromach maintains traditional Speyside practice of gentle peating (~12-14 ppm phenols) — genuinely unusual today. Most modern Speyside distilleries produce fully unpeated whisky. Benromach's owners Gordon & MacPhail preserve this "old-fashioned Speyside" character as heritage narrative. The result is a distinctive gentle-peat Speyside — Islay-adjacent smoke levels blended with Speyside cereal depth.
Who is Gordon & MacPhail?
Scotland's most respected independent whisky bottler — founded 1895 in Elgin, Speyside. Bought and revived Benromach in 1998 after the distillery's 1983 closure. G&M also owns extensive rare vintage cask holdings from now-closed distilleries.
Quick facts
- Category: Speyside Single Malt Scotch (Lightly Peated)
- Distillery: Benromach (Forres, Speyside — founded 1898, revived 1998)
- Age: 10 Years
- Owner: Gordon & MacPhail
- ABV: 43%
- Volume: 70cl
- Delivery: Free islandwide delivery across Singapore
TASTING NOTES
NOSE
Sweet green apple and pear with creamy dark honey, vanilla, subtle citrus, and a gentle waft of Highland peat smoke — fresh, inviting, and immediately characteristic of Benromach's classic Speyside style.
PALATE
Forest fruits, creamy malt sweetness, and toasted oak with apple, vanilla, a touch of spice, and Benromach's signature delicate smoke threading quietly throughout — balanced, clean, and deeply satisfying.
FINISH
Medium in length with soft smoke, orchard fruit, and a gentle warming spice — clean, rounded, and thoroughly inviting of another dram.
ABV: 43% ABV