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Whiskey@Work

Benromach's Nine Lives

Sep 17, 2026 · 28 min · 9 segments

Houston and Rob crack open the Benromach 15, a Speyside Scotch from a distillery that spent more of its life shut down than running. They walk through the wild backstory (a Scotch smuggler who named…

Houston and Rob crack open the Benromach 15, a Speyside Scotch from a distillery that spent more of its life shut down than running. They walk through the wild backstory (a Scotch smuggler who named his boats things Coast Guard radios couldn't pronounce, a family that waited decades for a distillery and then sat on the answer without knowing it) and land on a flavor mystery that Scotch Whisky magazine still can't fully explain. Pour something smoky and settle in. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston and Rob crack open the Benromach 15, a Speyside Scotch from a distillery that spent more of its life shut down than running. They walk through the wild backstory (a Scotch smuggler who named…

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Speakers: Mark HoustonHostRob HenryHost

Top entities: Scotland×7 Benromach Speyside single malt×11 Charles III×3 Elgin×5

Show signals: SuitabilitySensitiveBiasNot politicalAudience≈227 followers

Benromic’s Complicated History1:54 – 13:09

M

Mark HoustonHost

1:54

Scotch is fall whiskey to me.

M

Mark HoustonHost

1:57

And it's a distillery, Rob, you and I went to.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:00

Yeah, this guy actually sat down and talked to us.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:02

He was nervous.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:03

A year ago.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:03

Yep.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:04

It was a year ago.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:05

It was a year ago this month.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:06

Yeah, exactly.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:07

No, he sat down, had a conversation with us.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:09

Super nice dude, kind of nervous.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:12

He never responded back, though, after I sent him the episode.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:14

Yeah.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:15

So I don't know what that means, I guess.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:19

This is really smoky.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:21

What we're drinking is something that's not generally supposed to be smoky, but we learned that it is from this specific distillery when we were there.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:31

He's the one that told us about the differences in the

2:33

peat from Isla to here, I believe.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:36

Correct, because this is a...

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:37

Wow, I'm remembering stuff.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:40

That was a long trip.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:41

You're doing a good job.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:42

A long time ago.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:43

And this story...

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:46

About this distillery in particular

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BenromachEntityDistillery in Forres, Scotland
95%1 mention
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91%11 mentions
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Scotch Whisky IndustryHistory > Industrial History > Distilling History
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Benromic’s Complicated History1:54 – 13:09

M

Mark HoustonHost

1:54

Scotch is fall whiskey to me.

M

Mark HoustonHost

1:57

And it's a distillery, Rob, you and I went to.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:00

Yeah, this guy actually sat down and talked to us.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:02

He was nervous.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:03

A year ago.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:03

Yep.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:04

It was a year ago.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:05

It was a year ago this month.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:06

Yeah, exactly.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:07

No, he sat down, had a conversation with us.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:09

Super nice dude, kind of nervous.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:12

He never responded back, though, after I sent him the episode.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:14

Yeah.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:15

So I don't know what that means, I guess.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:19

This is really smoky.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:21

What we're drinking is something that's not generally supposed to be smoky, but we learned that it is from this specific distillery when we were there.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:31

He's the one that told us about the differences in the

2:33

peat from Isla to here, I believe.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:36

Correct, because this is a...

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:37

Wow, I'm remembering stuff.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:40

That was a long trip.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:41

You're doing a good job.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:42

A long time ago.

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:43

And this story...

M

Mark HoustonHost

2:46

About this distillery in particular

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