tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post770620794140502027..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Single Malt Report: Benromach Peat Smoke 2004Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-27835293575801236982014-11-12T00:06:47.907-05:002014-11-12T00:06:47.907-05:00Interesting. I'm always looking for autumnal w...Interesting. I'm always looking for autumnal whiskies (Taliskers, Kilkerrans, Springbanks, Ardmores, etc.) as if we had real Autumns here! I have another older Benromach sample of yours in the stash which I'm saving for a future Taste Off. I wonder what that mystery Benromach is? Probably shouldn't reveal it here.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-12884195717690619722014-11-12T00:02:05.787-05:002014-11-12T00:02:05.787-05:00Hey Mantisking. I sorta like how the last two rele...Hey Mantisking. I sorta like how the last two releases aren't round numbers. Whether it's true or not, it makes it look like they're experimenting or not stringently restricting the ppms to a 50 or 40 or 60, instead trying to find what levels taste the best. Of course, that's giving them more of the benefit of the doubt than I would if it was being done by Diageo or LVMH, which isn't exactly fair. Otherwise, it appears as if they're gradually raising the peating. More isn't necessarily better, but I'd be curious to see where they're going with this series.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-5463003486690615652014-11-08T08:31:07.693-05:002014-11-08T08:31:07.693-05:00I find it interesting that they've changed the...I find it interesting that they've changed the peat levels in this over time. It started out at 35ppm, then 53ppm, and now 67ppm.Mantiskinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431679201599223423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-65166195197999838732014-11-07T19:53:23.665-05:002014-11-07T19:53:23.665-05:00The 10yo I tasted last year (I gave a bottle as a ...The 10yo I tasted last year (I gave a bottle as a Birthday present) was surprisingly sherried - think Aberlour 12yo, not Abunadh -, and very old-school - in a nice way, naturally. Smokypeat has a recent review of it that I thought was very much in tune with how I remembered it. I quite liked it, a nice autumnal whisky, to borrow a page from David Broom. I don't remember it being peaty, although it could have some low-level peat, like many other Speysiders. It doesn't seem to me that Benromach is trying to leave a strong print with its heavily peated whiskies, I think that's more of a curiosum for them. They have a lot going with their main lines, anyway. I do have my eyes on one particular bottle, but didn't pull the trigger quite yet.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-70208679570710206852014-11-07T19:21:55.296-05:002014-11-07T19:21:55.296-05:00I need to try the 10yo again because I don't r...I need to try the 10yo again because I don't remember particulars either other than that it was decent-to-good. If I wind up finding a good price on a bottle I might pick one up and save you a sample.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-81270074946445009492014-11-07T11:41:22.456-05:002014-11-07T11:41:22.456-05:00I liked their 10 yo but it's been a few years ...I liked their 10 yo but it's been a few years since I emptied my bottle and so I can't recall particulars other than an organic, farmy quality to their peat--not unlike what I get from Ledaig, but seemingly different than this one.My Annoying Opinionshttp://www.myannoyingopinions.comnoreply@blogger.com