Benromach 1977 vintage single cask #1268

Nose: Quite somber with a hefty amount of oak, wood lacquer , pepper and spice, there’s also some dark honey note, as well as conserved lemon, a hint of tobacco leaf and very weak distant note of smoke.

**Palate: ** Boom! quite peppery on the entry, with chilly, black pepper, and spice, which quickly gives place to sweeter honeyed notes, some butterscotch, banana ,passion fruit and toasted oak, and a touch of salted almonds then again the pepper returns. a nice combo of wood, salt and pepper, with a hint of tobacco leaf.

**Finish: ** salty, peppery with bitter oak, mint ,unripe banana, and wax.

As expected this is an excellent whisky, however, it is very different than the previous single cask i reviewed here (cask #3434), while the 1975 vintage was quite heavy on the wood (something I quite enjoy in older whiskies), this one is a tad more tropical, spicy and peppery, packing a zing and not as dominated by wood as the older cask. I guess some would prefer this one , but for me the 1975 vintage was a tad better. Excellent stuff, as always, but 1,500 Eur is not small change.

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