The Whisky Cellar Benriach 22 Year Old
Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch
Bottler: The Whisky Cellar
Range: Private Cellars Selection
Distillery: Benriach
Age: 22 Years Old
Distilled: December 1997
Bottled: August 2020
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Cask Type: Rum Cask Finish
Cask Ref: R2016/9348 No. 4
Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 57.1%
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Limited Edition: 189 bottles
Bottle Size: 700ml
Benriach 22 Year Old Tasting Notes
Nose: Gentle oak spice with ripe tropical fruits and brown sugar
Palate: Fruity notes of grilled pineapple, banana and melon with old oak and demerara sweetness
Finish: Good length with ginger and nutmeg spice dominating
About This Whisky Cellar Release
This Benriach 22 Year Old from The Whisky Cellar was released as part of the Private Cellars Selection, offering a mature and richly flavoured Speyside single malt enhanced by a carefully judged rum cask finish.
Distilled in December 1997 and bottled in August 2020, this whisky spent over two decades maturing before receiving a finishing period in a rum cask (R2016/9348 No. 4). Benriach’s naturally fruity and versatile spirit is particularly well suited to secondary maturation, and the rum cask influence here adds warmth, tropical sweetness, and spice without overwhelming the whisky’s mature character.
Benriach Distillery is renowned for producing a fruit-forward and expressive spirit, often displaying orchard fruit, honey, and soft spice. With extended ageing, those characteristics become richer and more layered, while the rum cask introduces notes of brown sugar, tropical fruit, and warming oak spice that complement the distillery style beautifully.
On the nose, gentle oak spice intertwines with ripe tropical fruits and soft brown sugar sweetness. The palate is rich and rounded, unfolding grilled pineapple, banana, melon, and demerara sugar alongside mature oak and warming spice. The rum influence is present throughout, adding depth and sweetness while still allowing the elegant Speyside character to remain clearly visible.
The finish is long and warming, with ginger and nutmeg spice gradually taking centre stage as the sweeter tropical fruit notes fade into polished oak.
Bottled at cask strength (57.1% ABV), with natural colour and without chill filtration, this is a whisky that delivers both maturity and intensity while remaining exceptionally balanced. With a limited outturn of just 189 bottles, it stands as a richly rewarding example of well-aged Benriach paired with complementary cask finishing.
A tropical, spice-led Speyside malt — mature, warming, and full of character, with the rum cask adding richness and complexity rather than excess sweetness.
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