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Benromach launches two single malts aged in French wine casks

Published:  24 November, 2014

 

Benromach is launching two single malt whiskies that have been aged in French wine casks from the Rhone and Bordeaux respecitively.

 

Benromach is launching two single malt whiskies that have been aged in French wine casks from the Rhone and Bordeaux respecitively. 

Both are part of its wood finish range and include the Hermitage Wood Finish which has been matured in first fill bourbon casks before being finished for 27 months in hand-selected Hermitage wine casks from the northern Rhône region of France.

This is supported by the Château Cissac Wood Finish which has alo been matured in first fill bourbon casks before being finished in hand-selected wine casks from Haut-Médoc near Bordeaux for 20 months.

The wood finishes join a stable of classic whiskies with a pre-1960s Speyside character, led by the flagship Benromach 10 Years Old.

Ewen Mackintosh, chief operating officer of Gordon & MacPhail, which owns the Benromach Distllery Company Ltd, said: "We are proud of our role as custodians of the old crafts of distillation and maturation and as those who are familiar with Benromach know, we like to experiment a little. These two wood finishes - Hermitage and Château Cissac - have been finished in casks from two distinguished French wine regions and have a lot of character, which we expect will appeal to both existing and new customers."

Both the Benromach Hermitage Wood Finish and Benromach Château Cissac Wood Finish will have the same look as the 10 Year Old that was launched in April that was designed to with a bottle neck and shoulder that resemble the shape of the Benromach stills.

Only 4,200 bottles have been produced of each of the two new single malts.  The RRP for the Benromach Wood Finishes is £39.75.

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