🥃 Benromach 10 Year Old
Benromach's core expression: 10 years in first-fill sherry and bourbon casks, from lightly peated malt; 43% ABV.
Benromach 10 Year Old is the core expression of Benromach distillery in Forres, Speyside, and the entry point to its range. Unlike most of its Speyside neighbours, it has a light peat smoke. Strength is 43% ABV, according to the official website and Difford's Guide; the colour is natural, with no added colouring.
The whisky is made from lightly peated barley malt. According to the official website, it matures for 10 years in first-fill sherry and bourbon casks. Difford's Guide describes an earlier pattern: about nine years in ex-bourbon and sherry hogsheads, then a year in oloroso casks. The brand describes the taste as woodland berries, creamy malt and a touch of smoke.
Why it matters to you. Benromach 15 Year Old uses similar casks but a longer maturation, and Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke has much stronger peat. Start with the 10-year-old to understand the house style. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 43% ABV |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | 10 years |
| Cask type | first-fill sherry and bourbon casks |
| Raw material | lightly peated barley malt |
| EU category | 2 — whisky/whiskey |
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890): Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Benromach 10 Year Old → affects → 🍷 Alcohol and health ← affects ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Sherry, 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Benromach, 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Speyside whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Peated whisky, 🥃 Benromach 15 Year Old, 🥃 Benromach 15 Year Old, 🥃 Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke, 🥃 Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Benromach 10 is a peated whisky?
Yes, but lightly: the malt is slightly peated, so the smoke is moderate. For strong smoke the distillery makes Peat Smoke.
What is the strength of Benromach 10 Year Old?
43% ABV, according to the official website and Difford's Guide.
Which casks does Benromach 10 mature in?
According to the official website, first-fill sherry and bourbon casks.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky — Malted barley is the base of whisky: malt enzymes convert starch in the mash, and EU whisky is distilled below 94.8% vol.
- 🥃 Peated whisky — Whisky with a smoky aroma from malt dried over a peat fire; it is a style, not a separate legal category.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
- 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel — American white oak cask of 180–200 litres used for bourbon: bourbon may only be aged in new charred casks, so used ones go to Scotch, Irish whiskey and rum.
Similar
🥃 Benromach 21 Year Old · 🥃 Benromach 15 Year Old · 🥃 Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke · 🥃 Benromach Contrasts: Organic · 🥃 Cragganmore 12 Year Old · 🥃 BenRiach The Smoky Twelve
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Benromach (official): Aged 10 Years — first-fill sherry and bourbon casks, natural colour, peated, 43 %
- Difford's Guide: Benromach 10 Year Old (43 %; ex-bourbon barrels and sherry hogsheads, final year in first-fill oloroso casks)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
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