🥃 Benromach 15 Year Old
Benromach 15 Year Old, in the range since 2015: first-fill sherry and bourbon casks, light smoke; 43% ABV.
Benromach 15 Year Old is an expression that the distillery itself calls its classic and its most awarded whisky. It was added to the range in 2015, according to The Spirits Business. Strength is 43% ABV, according to the official website and The Spirits Business; the colour is natural.
Like the 10-year-old, it is made from lightly peated barley malt. According to the official website, the 15-year-old matures in first-fill sherry and bourbon casks. The longer maturation gives the cask more influence: the brand describes the taste as ground pepper, toasted oak, apple, dark chocolate and woodland berries with a soft smoke.
Why it matters to you. Compared with Benromach 10 Year Old, sherry and oak are more noticeable here, and the smoke is softer. Benromach 21 Year Old uses the same casks but matures for over two decades. If you choose between them, compare the age. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 43% ABV |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | 15 years |
| Cask type | first-fill sherry and bourbon casks |
| Raw material | lightly peated barley malt |
| Year founded | 2015 |
| EU category | 2 — whisky/whiskey |
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890): Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Benromach 15 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
- 🥃 Benromach 10 Year Old, 🥃 Benromach 10 Year Old, 🥃 Benromach 21 Year Old, 🥃 Benromach 21 Year Old
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Benromach 15 is a recent release?
No. According to The Spirits Business, it was added to the range back in 2015.
What is the strength of Benromach 15 Year Old?
43% ABV, according to the official website and The Spirits Business.
Which casks does Benromach 15 mature in?
In first-fill sherry and bourbon casks, according to the official website.
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.
- 🍷 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 Contrasts: Peat Smoke · 🥃 Benromach 10 Year Old · 🥃 Benromach Contrasts: Organic · 🥃 Cragganmore 12 Year Old · 🥃 Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask
⚠️ 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 15 Years — first-fill sherry and bourbon casks, natural colour, peated, 43 %
- The Spirits Business: Gordon & MacPhail launches Benromach 15YO (28.05.2015; sherry and bourbon casks, 43 %)
- 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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