Benromach Contrasts: Unpeated is a Speyside single malt Scotch made at the Benromach Distillery in Forres. It is made from 100% unpeated barley and matured for nine years in first-fill sherry and bourbon casks. It was distilled in 2014, bottled in 2024 at 46% ABV without chill-filtration and sells for about £60 in the U.K. or $77 in the U.S.
perfect, like a whisky-infused piece of fudge generously drizzled with dark chocolate. With water: great vibrancy, showing notes of juniper, chocolate, clove, and pepper, plus five litres of Guinness. Or so I’d imagine; I doubt I’ve ever consumed five litres of Guinness in my whole life.