Benromach Contrasts Virgin Oak

Benromach’s Contrasts range of limited releases showcases whisky that varies from their core range, whether that’s the level of peat, type of barley, or often the casks used. This is one of the newest additions, using fresh oak casks that haven’t previously been used to age anything else which means they’re very active, imparting plenty of classic American oak vanilla and citrus notes.

Founded in 1900, the modern era of Benromach began in 1993 when it was purchased by legendary whisky bottler Gordon & MacPhail. It had sat silent for over ten years, and took until 1998 to revive, concentrating on an old-school, all but forgotten lightly smoky Speyside style. This made it the only distillery on the mainland to use peat for essentially 100% of their production (still pretty much true today, although the newly reopened Brora would be another example).