Benromach 5 year old

[whisky_rob]

In these times of NAS on the equivalent bottlings from other distilleries I find this massively refreshing that Benromach have been open and honest with their customers when they could of gone down the NAS route with this 5yo bottling.

Tried a sample of this today and It's actually really nice and fresh, yes it doesn't taste old but I must admit that my previous misgivings about just discounting whisky this young as not worth £25 was wrong.

I don't wish to reopen the NAS debate only that I wish more distilleries would just say what the age of the liquid is.

Has anybody else really enjoyed young age statement whiskies? Kilchoman springs to mind for me as I have also enjoyed their younger stuff!

[opelfruit]

Here here!! Yes good on them. 5 years being the youngest of course so there could be some other stuff in there too.

This is what you get when you have a small, passionately run distillery that listens to is consumers and try to give them what they want. I'll buy one out of respect, for that price.


Yes Kilchoman. Also St George (English Whisky Company), they don't necessarily state ages on the bottle but they state on their website how old their whisky is.....Most of it is young. They are very tansparrent about the age and cask makeup of their stuff and take care to deliver a quality product at a good price, reminds me a lot of Benromach and I think these distilleries should be recognised and publicly applauded.
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[Andy M]

Did the Benromach 5 year old replace the Benromach Traditional, if so i am sure it will be good.

Young peaty whisky, whether a lot of peat or a little works for me also young sherried whisky can work well if it is from a decent sherry cask.

I am a big fan of Kilchomans stuff and the young Port Charlotte whiskies have been good.

[sorren]

Young whisky can be great, its all about the cask, it's a shame people have the impression it has to be over 10 to be any good, I know us " geeks " know better, I too applaud the distilleries for releasing it when it's ready no matter what age...

[Darwin]

I don't care about the age as long as the product is quality and worth the price. All companies should be open and honest about their products. Otherwise one might think they want to hide something .....

[Diademo]

Wood management is becoming increasingly important for producers. Younger whiskies are now better matured, with more predominant wood flavours and more opportunity to introduce them to the new whisky drinkers.
I'm surprise about their quality in the last few years and now I'm buying more younger vintages than ever before (but not NAS).

[TheWM]