点评:Benromach is one of the smaller and maybe less well known distilleries in SPEYSIDE. But beforehand we visited that along with the fact it’s locally owned was a major factor in visiting.
Sam was our tour guide and he was easily one of the best, if not the best tour guide we’ve had in 15+ distillery tours that we’ve done.
Some places the tour guide is good and knows a fair bit, but you can tell it’s a job rather than a passion.
With Sam you can tell it’s a passion and a dream job as he’s a walking encyclopaedia of all things Whisky.
The distillery itself is quite small and produces a lot less whisky than others, but the drams at the end showed that its quality that matters most here. Also, rather uniquely the Benromach is a slightly pleated whisky, which Sam said was how Speyside whiskies used to be years ago. So when the distillery was brought back into life they decided to go for a whisky from years ago rather than the current light and fruity whiskies that Speyside is known for.
A highly recommended tour that won’t disappoint.
翻译:本罗麦克酒厂是斯佩塞地区规模较小且可能不太出名的酒厂之一。不过,它由当地人拥有这一事实也是我们决定参观的重要原因。
萨姆担任我们的导游,他绝对可以称得上是我们15次酒厂参观经历中遇到的最优秀的导游之一,甚至没有之一。
有些地方的导游虽然不错且懂得不少知识,但你能感觉到他们只是把导游工作当作一份职业,而非发自内心的热爱。与萨姆交谈后,你能明显感受到这是一份他充满热情且梦寐以求的工作——他简直就是威士忌领域的活百科全书。这家蒸馏厂规模相当小,产量也远低于其他酒厂,但最后品尝的几款威士忌充分证明了品质才是这里最看重的因素。另外,颇为独特的是,本罗马克威士忌带有轻微的褶皱状酒体,据萨姆说,多年以前斯佩塞地区的威士忌也都如此。因此,当这家酿酒厂重新开业时,他们决定酿造一款陈年威士忌,而非斯佩塞地区通常出产的那些口感清淡、带有果香的现代威士忌。
这是一场绝对值得推荐的游览体验,绝对不会让你失望。