Benromach Contrasts Peat Smoke 2014 Bot.2024 70cl, 46%

Description

Benromach Contrasts Peat Smoke 2014 Bot.2024 70cl 46% is a smoky Speyside single malt Scotch whisky from Benromach’s Contrasts series, a range created to explore styles that sit outside the distillery’s classic lightly peated house profile. This expression uses heavily peated barley, giving it a much smokier style than the standard Benromach range while still keeping the distillery’s trademark balance and structure.

Distilled in 2014 and bottled in 2024, this release has matured for 9 years in exclusively first-fill bourbon barrels. That cask style brings sweetness, vanilla, citrus, and ripe fruit to the whisky, working alongside the peat smoke rather than overpowering it. Benromach presents it as a small-batch release, bottled at 46% ABV and natural colour.

This is an excellent bottle for drinkers who enjoy smoky whisky but want something different from the more coastal or medicinal profiles often associated with Islay. Here, the smoke is matched by bright bourbon-cask freshness, giving the whisky a lively and approachable character despite its heavier peat influence.

Why Choose Benromach Contrasts Peat Smoke 2014 Bot.2024

This release offers a bolder and smokier side of Benromach, balanced by sweet bourbon cask influence and fresh fruit character.

Speyside single malt Scotch whisky

Part of the Benromach Contrasts series

Made with heavily peated barley

Distilled in 2014 and bottled in 2024

Matured exclusively in first-fill bourbon barrels

Bottled at 46% ABV

Ideal For

Fans of smoky Speyside single malts

Benromach enthusiasts exploring the Contrasts range

Drinkers who enjoy bourbon cask matured peat

Customers looking for limited-release distillery bottlings

Product Details

Product: Benromach Contrasts Peat Smoke 2014 Bot.2024
Distillery: Benromach
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Series: Contrasts
Style: Heavily Peated
Vintage: 2014
Bottled: 2024
Age: 9 Years Old
Cask Type: First-Fill Bourbon Barrels
ABV: 46%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Presentation: Natural Colour

Collector’s Note

Benromach Contrasts Peat Smoke is especially interesting for enthusiasts because it shows a much smokier side of the distillery than the core range usually offers. As a small-batch Contrasts release with a clear production focus, it has good appeal for Benromach followers and for drinkers who enjoy comparing distillery experiments and limited editions. This collector note is partly an inference based on the Contrasts concept and small-batch positioning.