[November, 2017]  I had this dram during a FoSM club tasting "Through the decades - 1930's to 2000's".  I bought this bottle for 126 Euro in June, 2006.  

These old Benromach drams have nothing in common with the actual Benromach releases except for the name.  After Benromach was closed in 1983 all the original equipment (mashtun, stills, condensers...) was removed from the buildings, except for the washbacks.  When Gordon&MacPhail purchased Benromach in 1992 they had to install a completely new distillery in these empty buildings.  The size of the new stills is much smaller than the original ones and the shape is different, too.  So, the profile of the malt produced after the re-opening of Benromach in 1998 is very different (much lighter) to that of the spirits distilled in the old stills until 1983.  And this bottling is a good example for that...

This is an excellent dram that changes its profile minute after minute and adds new flavours and aromas constantly over time, really nice.  And it owns a flavours profile that perfectly fits to the upcoming christmas time.  But drink it (and take samples) right after opening the bottle as it is harmed by oxydation and looses some attractiveness when exposed to air (e.g., in a half-empty bottle).  

For 14 really nice, the percentages take off a lot in the finish, nice little OBF disruptive notes.

If you could turn back time ...

Nose
Similar to shoe polish but not as strong so from that I guess it could be the whiff of OBE, after all it has been in the bottle for 40 years?
Old leather, varnish, dried apricot and the faintest hint of mango and even fainter sweet smoke.
After a few minutes something similar to coal dust, in fairness a dusty old nose sums this one up nicely.
Palate
Quite creamy at first with a load of spice and some peat that was not evident on the nose and just a faint metallic note also in the mix.
There is some sweeter fruit trying to get out, like stewed plum and more apricot but it is held back by the peat and then a little menthol creeps in.
What is good is the balance on show here, nothing dominates.
Finish
It picks up sweetness on the finish with peeper mixing with faint ginger to add the spice angle, there is still a faint metallic note but that is more than compensated by the warmth in your throat as it goes down.

If this was a little sweeter it would be over 90 but it lacks the abv to get there, still a very interesting dram and nothing like the new Benromach they are putting out now profile wise.
In retrospect for only 40% abv, this has enough power to keep you interested, a very good CC bottling.

Flavor combinations for advanced, for its 14 years already very mature. For the full review, go here: https://halbendrinks.de/2022/01/17/brown-label/

The nicest G&M Conaisseurs' Choice bottling that I've come across so far. It's both fruity (with both dried fruit and citrus) and savoury. This is a very good combination in my book.