Benromach opens 20-year-old cask

Benromach Cask No 1 is a limited-edition expression taken from the first cask laid down when the distillery was revived after years of closure.

The cask was signed by HRH The Duke of Rothesay, Prince Charles, during a ceremony on October 15, 1998.

All profits from the sale will be donated to charitable causes.

Benromach manager, Keith Cruickshank, joined as a distiller in 1998.

He said: “I was proud to witness HRH The Duke of Rothesay sign the first cask of our own distilled spirit 20 years ago.

“Benromach Cask No 1 is the oldest and most exclusive whisky to be launched as part of the Classic range of Speyside single malt scotch whiskies. It offers succulent blackberries and stewed damson plum with a hint of roasted hazelnut and charred oak on the finish.”

The whisky was bottled on August 21, 2018, exactly 20 years after it was filled. All 575 bottles will be sold exclusively through Benromach’s visitor centre with for £1000 each.

Originally built in 1898, Benromach Distillery was brought back to life when the Urquhart family purchased it in 1993. The distillery was extensively re-equipped over five years before it was officially reopened by Prince Charles.