Duncan maccallum had previously been working at the glen nevis distillery in campbeltown and fw brickmann was a spirit broker in leith, edinburgh. The designers say the presentation box is inspired by the home of benromach, also reflecting the copper of the stills in use today, as well as the dark, grained wood of the original washbacks and the white of the lime washed distillery walls. Brickmann founded the benromach distillery company in 1898. Discover our heritage with a tour around the distillery alongside one of our friendly tour guides.
Marking a defining moment in the distillerys history and a key date in. After the tour you will be led through a tasting of our benromach whisky range in one of our cosy tasting rooms. Situated on the outskirts of the ancient town of forres, benromach distillery has had a chequered history, changing hands several times and also laying silent. Were happy to say that benromach is a familyrun distillery. Each tour will start with a short film detailing the history of the distillery, which was bought and revitalised by elgin based gordon and macphail in 1993. Generations of whisky loving go into making benromach. As with previous vintage releases from benromach, this 1977 bottling has been beautifully presented in a unique bottle decanter, wooden presentation box and comes complete with. These carefully selected casks give benromach lovers around the world the chance to own and taste a moment in time from the distillerys rich history.
Work began in 1997 to reequip the distillery with production equipment. Read all about how weve become one of speysides best loved scotch whiskies. The distillery was founded in 1898 by duncan maccallum of the glen nevis distillery and fw brickmann, a spirit broker of leith, supported by alexander edward, a promoter of distillery enterprises. Jan 04, 2015 my whisky of the year 2014 this video represents a personal opinion and perspective only.
Our family, the urquharts of elgin, have always been passionate about whisky. After it closed in 1983, the distillery lay silent for more than 15 years before it was revived by the urquhart family. Review of benromach 15 yearold single malt scotch whisky. Other original spirits have also been released, including peatsmoke and origins, both of which employed greatly different production processes to the regular heavilypeated malt whiskies created at benromach. Most recently, the site was mothballed in 1983 as part of a massive cost cutting exercise at dcl. This special whisky celebrates 20 years since production started at benromach after.
It is available from selected retailers with a price tag of. The owners of gordon and macphail own this distillery. Benromach distillery tour adventures in whisky land. Benromach 1977 39 year old single cask 1268 speyside. Benromach was established in 1898, a year a great number of distilleries came into being. Details about the benromach distillery where weve been making whisky from the. Benromach launches 20th anniversary bottling news latest. Apr 03, 2017 speyside distillery benromach released a special single cask expression to celebrate its global growing popularity. Stores and prices for benromach 10 year old single malt scotch whisk. Benromach whisky buy benromach whiskies online master of malt. Benromach is also a pioneering distillery in 2006 it became the first distillery to create and release a whisky certified by the soil association, the aptlynamed organic.
This tour concludes with the opportunity to sample 2 of our whiskies. The distillery was built by the benromach distillery company and situated to the north of forres in speyside. The last time this elusive malt was bottled as a single malt appears to have been during the 1900s. Oct 06, 2019 the benromach distillery is one of speysides smaller distilleries. Jul 01, 2018 when we began distilling again in 1998, we wanted to recreate the unique speyside whisky taste that historically had a touch of smoke. Each decanter is presented in a highquality wooden box with a plinth for the bottle to stand on and a history book about the distillery and this bottle. We make it this way to give our whisky its classic speyside character.
Benromach unveils unique single cask 1974 malt whisky news. Award winning single malt scotch whisky from benromach. A book also accompanies the whisky, delving into the benromach history as well as providing whisky fans. Benromach malt scotch whisky distillery profile malt madness. Travel through gorgeous highland scenery on this fullday whisky tour, which includes roundtrip transport from a central location in inverness, and is limited to. Established in 1898, the benromach distillery is independently owned by a family with proud, enduring roots in speyside.
Speyside is a whiskyproducing region in the northeastern corner of scotland. Benromach 10 year old single malt scotch whisky, speyside. The benromach distillery company ltd celebrated a significant milestone in the distillery s history today 23rd april 2018 with the release of the benromach 20th anniversary bottling. Admired the world over for our whisky expertise, today we pour our passion and knowledge into making our gorgeous single malt. We have taken the decision to close the benromach visitor centre and cancel all distillery tours from 5pm today 16th march until further notice. We saw earlier this year, for example, a 1975, 41yearold expression pop up to market. The distilleries were joined by a private railway, with a private steam locomotive, the puggy, to transport coal, barley, peat and barrels between the distilleries.
Review of benromach peat smoke single malt scotch whisky. Oct 05, 2017 after it closed in 1983, the distillery lay silent for more than 15 years before it was revived by the urquhart family. Benromach 50 years old is the oldest expression in our current range and was carefully crafted by my predecessors using many of the timeless methods that we. A beautifully written hardback book accompanies the whisky, themed. The 20th anniversary bottling gives benromach lovers around the world the chance to own and taste a moment in time from the distillerys rich history. Benromach cask no 1 is a treasured bottle and is the oldest and most exclusive whisky to be launched as part of the classic range since the distillery was revived. I just have to make do with the promotional material and sample vessel. Take the road to elgin and sweep around to benromach. Glendronach us visitor centre glendronach distillery. Benromach distillery is located just north of the a96 forres bypass, and is well signposted from it. The duo came together to build benromach distillery on land rented from whisky legend alexander edward, and although it was two years. On the outskirts of the royal burgh and ancient market town of forres lies benromach distillery, the smallest working distillery in speyside. Just two experienced distillers passionately handcraft benromach using the finest scottish barley and the purest spring water from the nearby romach hills. This new expression gives benromach lovers around the world the chance to own and taste a moment in time from the distillerys rich history.
Benromach distillery feature page on undiscovered scotland. The original benromach distillery company was founded in 1898 by duncan mccallum of campbeltowns glen nevis distillery and f. A smart packaging job for this distillery bottled expression of benromach 10yo, which has been a big hit since its introduction in late 2009. Benromach is speysides smallest distillery and is located on the outskirts of the ancient market town of forres. The first bottle of single malt we bought in scotland was a benromach 10. If you book with viator, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. A lost taste of speyside we wanted to bring back and share. The new owners refurbished the distillery and began producing malt in earnest in 1998, and are now bringing a line of official bottlings to market. Benromach marks 20th anniversary with this single malt the. Scotch whisky distillery benromach has been on something of a roll with vintage releases from its aging warehouses. Tour by appointment only, for a minimum of 2 people, during operating hours. A beautifully written, hardback book accompanies the whisky, which delves into the history of the distillery and the personalities who handcraft. Three decades later in 1993, our whiskyloving family purchased benromach distillery the fulfilment of a fourgeneration long ambition to make our own whisky. Rare whisky marks 20th anniversary at benromach distillery news.
Visit us to discover how we handcraft our single malt scotch whisky, the timehonoured way our distillery has been making benromach since 1898 using the same spring water rising in nearby romach hills. Here whisky was first made in the final year of the 19th century. A smart packaging job for this distillerybottled expression of benromach 10yo, which has been a big hit since its introduction in late 2009. Benromach buy whisky and other spirits online today. Find out more about the benromach whisky story through video. Visiting the benromach whisky distillery in speyside.
Come and see our distillers at work as they orchestrate every second of the production by sight, sound and touch. Video introduction on the history of the owners who bought and restored the distillery. The distillery s main distinguishing feature is the dark red freestanding brick chimney, originally installed to vent the long gone coalfired stills. Website, benromach ist eine whiskybrennerei in forres, moray, schottland, gro. Duncan maccallum was working at glen nevis distillery, and f. Benromach is a speyside distillery founded by duncan mccallum and f. The limited edition dates back to a time before the urquhart family brought benromach distillery back to life in the 1990s and as distillery manager keith cruickshank explained, its a very special dram. A book accompanies the whisky, delving into the benromach history as well as providing whisky fans with some fascinating stories about the. Construction work on benromach distillery began in 1898 but took until 1900 to complete. Benromach marks 20th anniversary with this single malt. This unique single cask offers whisky lovers the chance to own, savour and share an incredibly special moment in the history of the benromach distillery. Benromach forres 2020 all you need to know before you go. Today, benromach is the smallest distillery in speyside with a workforce of just two and a maximum capacity of a mere half million litres annually.
Jun 30, 2016 construction work on benromach distillery began in 1898 but took until 1900 to complete. The distillery has changed hands from owner to owner on multiple occasions over the years and even experienced several lengthy periods of closure. Benromach continues vintage whisky bottlings with a 1977. These again inspire the wooden packaging alongside the wooden washbacks and the package is completed by a book detailing the history of the distillery. A book accompanies the whisky, delving into the benromach history as well as providing whisky fans with some fascinating stories about the people behind the whisky. Benromach unveils limited edition 1977 vintage news latest. Benromach distillery is marking a significant milestone in its history with the release. It comes presented in a stylish decanterstyle bottle alongside a presentation case and a book about benromachs history. Benromach single malt whisky benromach was founded in 1898 and today is the smallest working distillery in speyside, employing just two people to make its whisky current output is just 200,000 litres per year.
The benromach distillery company ltd celebrated a significant milestone in the distillerys history today 23rd april 2018 with the release of the benromach 20thanniversary bottling. As we were arriving on a sunday, we were restricted to the welcome tour we would have loved to do the managers. They got together in 1898 and founded benromach distillery company. The distillerys main distinguishing feature is the dark red freestanding brick chimney, originally installed to vent the long gone coalfired stills. Distilled in 1977, this stunning single malt scotch whisky from benromach distillery has been aged in cask for an incredible 39 years. Bottled at cask strength, 56% vol, only 225 bottles have been filled from cask 1268. Speyside distillery benromach released a special single cask expression to celebrate its global growing popularity. We take the health and welfare of our visitors and our colleagues very seriously as we respond to the evolving covid19 situation. The benriach distillery was established by john duff in 1898, close to the longmorn distillery which was also owned by duff.
Benromach cask no 1 scotch whisky celebrates distillerys. They hired the elgin architect charles doig for the construction. Of course, students of whisky history will instantly recognize how terrible that timing was, just at the start of the great whisky recession. Benromach distillery uses much of the same processes it did when it was first founded in 1898, and has a relatively small team in comparison to neighbouring distilleries. Many people state that benromach 10 year old single malt is a great value for money whisky a bang for buck single malt ever since it was released in late 2009. While a historical name, the benromach distillery company is a modern business created by the forresbased, victorian distillerys current owner to manage its whisky production. Oct 01, 2018 this unique single cask offers whisky lovers the chance to own, savour and share an incredibly special moment in the history of the benromach distillery. Spend a day tasting scottish whisky on tour to benromach distillery and glenfiddich distillery, plus a sightseeing stop at balvenie castle and the historic ruins of elgin cathedral. Join us for a visit through the distillery, seeing first hand the traditional methods that have been in use for nearly 200 years. Benromach whisky buy benromach whiskies online master.
Benromach distillery and visitors centre, forres whisky. Benromach about the distillery, its history and its scotch malt whisky including tasting notes. Of course, students of whisky history will instantly recognize how terrible that timing was, just. This special whisky celebrates 20 years since production started at benromach after the distillery was refurbished and reopened in 1998. Benromach forres 2020 all you need to know before you.
The benromach distillery company ltd celebrated a significant milestone in the distillerys history today 23rd april 2018 with the release of. Benromach continues to produce its golden spirit for connoisseurs the world over to savour and. When we began distilling again in 1998, we wanted to recreate the unique speyside whisky taste that historically had a touch of smoke. A beautifully written and presented hardback book accompanies the whisky and. This core range product comes with nice 43% alcohol per volume level and there is also a cask strength version available. They opened and closed their doors in the same year 1900. And theres a story behind why we make every drop of our whisky in the traditional handcrafted way. Benromach unveils unique single cask 1974 malt whisky. For those who dont have the time for a tour, you can still hear our story and. Since then, visiting the distillery has been a goal of ours and on a fine sunday morning we finally made the trip. From prices and availability to skiptheline options and mobile tickets, get all the information you need to make the most of your trip to united kingdom.
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