Where is Benromach Distillery?

Benromach Distillery is located in Forres Speyside (Moray) Scotland, United Kingdom.

What does Benromach Distillery produce?

Benromach Distillery produces or represents products such as single malt whisky, Speyside whisky, gin London Dry, gin delle Highlands, craft distillery, aged whisky.

Where can I buy products from Benromach Distillery?

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Distillery

Benromach Distillery

Q: What raw materials does Benromach Distillery use?

malted barley, water (Chapelton Spring, Romach Hills), brewing and distilling yeasts, wheat-based grain neutral spirit (for Red Door Gin), gin botanicals: juniper, lemon peel, bitter orange peel, coriander seeds, angelica root, rowan berries, sea buckthorn, heather

Explore the spirits, production style and story of Benromach Distillery.

Speyside distillery based in Forres (Moray, Scotland), known for its lightly peated single malts and for small-batch gin production under the Red Door brand. Part of the family-owned Gordon & MacPhail group, it combines traditional methods with experimental releases (Contrasts series).

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What to know about Benromach Distillery

Type Distillery

Region Forres , Speyside (Moray) , Scotland, United Kingdom

Founded 1898

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Small Speyside distillery with a strong artisan profile and hands-on production. Founded in 1898; acquired by Gordon & MacPhail in 1993 and reopened in 1998. Speciality: single malts with a light smoky note, reviving the classic Speyside style. Contrasts series: experimentation with casks and processes (triple distillation, virgin oak, wine-cask finishes, etc.). On-site production of Red Door Gin using vapour infusion and local botanicals.

Producer range

Producer range Benromach Distillery

Spirit categories

single malt whisky Speyside whisky gin London Dry gin delle Highlands craft distillery aged whisky

Representative products

Benromach 10 YO Benromach 15 YO Benromach 21 YO Benromach 40 YO Benromach Cask Strength (Batch releases) Benromach Organic (Contrasts / Organic release) Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke (Bourbon / Sherry finishes) Benromach Contrasts: Virgin (Air-dried / Kiln-dried) American Oak Benromach Triple Distilled (Contrasts) Red Door Gin (Red Door Highland Gin) Glenalmond 'Everyday' Blended Malt (imbottigliato/gestito dalla stessa realtà)

Raw materials

malted barley water (Chapelton Spring, Romach Hills) brewing and distilling yeasts wheat-based grain neutral spirit (for Red Door Gin) gin botanicals: juniper, lemon peel, bitter orange peel, coriander seeds, angelica root, rowan berries, sea buckthorn, heather

Botanicals and ingredients

juniper lemon peel bitter orange peel coriander seeds angelica root rowan berries sea buckthorn heather

Casks and ageing vessels

first-fill bourbon barrels first-fill Oloroso/sherry casks Virgin American oak casks (air-dried and kiln-dried) Bordeaux wine casks / wine casks

Distillation and production

Production method

For the whisky: artisanal process with lightly peated malting, roller-milled grist, long fermentation in larch washbacks, double distillation in copper pot stills and maturation in dunnage warehouses. Both brewing and distilling yeasts are used. For the gin (Red Door): vapour-infusion distillation in a copper still (known as 'Peggy'), starting from a wheat-based grain neutral spirit.

Distillation

Whisky: double distillation in copper pot stills with manual cut management; extended fermentation in larch washbacks. Gin: vapour-infusion in a copper still ('Peggy'), botanicals placed in a basket separated from the distillate.

Ageing

Maturation in oak casks stored in dunnage warehouses at stable temperatures; predominant use of first-fill barrels (bourbon and sherry) and experimentation with virgin casks and wine casks for the Contrasts releases.

Producer history Benromach Distillery

The Benromach facility was built in 1898 in Forres. After years of closures and ownership changes, the site was acquired by Gordon & MacPhail in 1993 and underwent a restoration programme that brought production back online: the official reopening took place in 1998. Since then the distillery has revived a classic Speyside style characterised by a delicate touch of smoke and has expanded its range with experimental releases and significant aged expressions.

Production philosophy

To rediscover and showcase the traditional Speyside character through artisan production: malted barley with a light peat influence, hands-on control of production stages and careful use of casks to achieve rich expressions with a subtle smoky note. At the same time the distillery explores alternative maturation approaches with the Contrasts series and produces local gin in small batches.

Territory

Forres, Moray (Speyside region), Scotland, United Kingdom

Awards and recognitions

Benromach 40 Year Old won 'Best in Show' at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2022). At the same SFWSC (2022) Double Golds were awarded to Benromach 40 Year Old, Benromach 15 Year Old and Benromach Contrasts: Peat Smoke 2009; Benromach 15 YO also received Platinum for achieving Double Gold three years in a row.