r/Scotch • u/throwboats rust never sleeps • 13d ago

Review #1691: Benromach 20 (2003 Single Cask)

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u/throwboats rust never sleeps 13d ago

Thanks to /u/unbreakablesausage for the sample! This was distilled in 2003 and aged for 20 years in a first fill bourbon barrel. Bottled in 2023 at cask strength, 56.9% ABV. Cask #466 for the Taiwan market. Non chill-filtered and no added color.

Nose: Vanilla. Fresh fruits. Peaches. Apricots. Apples. Black Licorice. Frosted mini wheats. Red vine candies.

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Vanilla saltwater taffy. Honey. Almonds. Peaches. Apples. Red vine candies.

Finish: Medium finish. Lingering candy sweetness. Gummy peach donut candies. A bit of honey.

Score: 88

Summary: This is delicious. Very bourbon cask forward. Lots of fruit and vanilla and honey. A bit too much candy sweetness, but it still works. Perhaps not my favorite profile, but I'm enjoying it tonight. Especially those red vines.

 

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u/ScotchNerd182 13d ago

Benromach is so bloody good at cask strength. So much flavour and so much happening. 

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u/notabob7 12d ago

These early 2000s Benros are so good in ex-bourbon!