Colour: Straw
Aroma: Hmmm... not much going on here. Some vanilla and roasted nuts.
Taste: Some peppers. Hints of bitter chocolate. The finish isn't long and there is no depth either. It's going nowhere for me.
Rating: 79/100
Comments: Proof that older doesn't necessarily mean better. The style of this whisky is quite close to the Macallan 'Fine Oak' series. No Benromach has really wowed me yet.
Colour: Gold
Aroma: Some honey and fruit jams. Then almonds and pine nuts.
Taste: You can taste the oak here but in an oily and smooth way. Bitterness from cooked and smashed garlic. Some orange peel. Almonds again. Melted butter. Fabulous!
Rating: 89/100
Comments: Very unusual to find bourbon matured Strathisla by this great independent bottler, especially at that age!
Colour: Gold
Aroma: Oak and vanilla. Then immediately honey. Whiffs of cocoa powder and orchid flowers. Very good and kind.
Taste: Creamy. Some salted almonds. Some thin, dried seaweed sheets. Unripe honeydew melon.
Rating: 88/100
Comments: I can drink this well crafted japanese whisky all day long! This blend is made using the malt whiskies from the Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries. So easily drinkable with sashimi and sushi.
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