Benromach 40 Year Old 2022 Release Batch 1

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 57.6%

A superb Benromach 40 Year Old, bottled on 29th December 2021 as Batch 1 of the 2022 Release. Distilled in the early 1980s and matured for four full decades in sherry casks, this limited edition was bottled at its natural cask strength of 57.6%, with an outturn of just 1,132 bottles.

Benromach upgraded its 40 Year Old from 43% to cask strength with the 2021 release, bottled at 57.1%, which went on to win Double Gold and Best in Show at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. This Batch 1 2022 Release was its successor, despite having actually been bottled at the very end of 2021, and appeared at an even higher natural strength of 57.6%.

Distilled before Benromach fell silent in 1983, this remarkable 40-year-old comes from stocks laid down during an earlier chapter in the distillery’s history, long before Gordon & MacPhail acquired and revived Benromach in the 1990s. A particularly scarce old Speyside malt and one of the standout releases from Benromach’s modern prestige range.

Attributes

Distillery	Benromach
Bottler	Distillery
Series	2022 Release
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside
Age	40
Bottling Year	2021
Bottles Produced	1,132
Cask Type	Sherry Casks
Bottle Size	70cl
ABV	57.6%
Pre-Owned	No

Tasting Notes

Official Tasting Notes

Nose: Ripe red apple aromas infuse with fragrant clove and ginger spice. Dried fruit notes develop alongside tangerine peel and subtle beeswax polish.

Palate: Orange oil gives way to a stewed raisin with spicy black pepper. Raspberry compote and walnut flavours lead to soft dried tobacco and charred oak.

Finish: A full, lingering finish with festive spices.