The customer
knows best as Benromach 15 Year Old is
named
The Whisky Exchange
customers Whisky of the Year 2020.
 Speyside distillery Benromach has
claimed the top spot in the annual
Whisky of the Year blind tasting by
specialist spirits retailer The Whisky
Exchange, with their 15 year old
expression – a lusciously rich Speyside
single malt, with a soft smokiness and
distinctive golden amber colour thanks
to maturation in first-fill former
sherry and bourbon casks.
The Whisky of the Year tasting is the
only official global blind whisky
tasting undertaken by members of the
public and, for the first time this
year, the six shortlisted whiskies were
nominated by global customers of The
Whisky Exchange, with more than 1,200
putting forward their favourites. The
judging of the most popular six was
opened up to the world via the Whisky of
the Year blind tasting set and online
voting, in addition to a blind-tasting
event in London on 18 November. With
just over 300 votes cast, it was a
tightly-fought battle.
All the shortlisted whiskies are under
£65 retail price, bottled at standard
strengths, and are all ongoing,
commercially available releases. In
addition to the winning
Benromach 15 Years Old the final shortlist included:
Keith Cruickshank, Distillery Manager
at Benromach Distillery, said:
“Benromach 15 Years Old being named
Whisky of the Year is an incredibly
proud moment for the whole team at the
distillery.
“Like all our whiskies, Benromach 15
Years Old is handcrafted using the
finest natural ingredients and is a
distinctive Speyside whisky with a
subtle smoky character. The longer
maturation softens its smokiness to
hints of charred smoke while developing
the wood imbued character of succulent
honey, vanilla and fruit.”
Sukhinder Singh, co-founder and owner of
The Whisky Exchange, comments: “The idea
behind our Whisky of the Year initiative
is making excellent affordable whiskies
known to whisky-lovers around the world,
and if you don’t know Benromach 15 yet,
then you really need to. This is an
exceptionally well-balanced and pleasing
dram, with something for everyone – peat
smoke, rich fruit, chocolate, herbs and
spices. Entirely understandable that
whisky-lovers from around the world
nominated this classic Speyside single
malt for the shortlist and a worthy
winner of the title.”
You will find the winning Benromach 15
Year Old as well as all the runner up
whiskies available from specialist
online whisky retailer
The Whisky Exchange
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