Distillery: Benromach
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch
Age: 40 years
Score: 94.6/100
Average Price: $125,000
Earthy peat, vanilla, cereal, dried herbs, Speyside-meets-Islay complexity.
An extraordinary Benromach from the era when Speyside distilleries still used some peat in their malt. At 100 proof strength, this 1976 vintage captures the old-fashioned robustness of pre-modern Speyside production.
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