Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis 23 Year Old, Bourbon Hogshead Cask, Cask #984, 1996, Whisky Nerds, 46.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 36
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A historic malt distillery located in the Highland region of Scotland. Since 1989 it has been Japanese-owned as part of the Asahi Group. Although it only produces single malt today, the distillery dabbled in grain whisky production from 1955 to 1984, even producing rare examples of single blends. A small independent bottling company in The Netherlands. It was established in 2014 and released its f ...

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Cask type
Bourbon Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Whisky Nerds
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
984
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
48 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
78
Has box
N.A
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Whisky Nerds
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited release, primarily allocated to Dutch market via ballot.
Allocation
Netherlands
Nose
Fruit (passion fruit, unripe banana, pineapple, white peach, lemon, lime, mango, plum, apricot jam), mineral edge, dusty, old cellar air, malt, yeast, barley water, creamy waxiness, lemongrass, ginger, sunflower oil, paraffin, chalky, straw, white oak, dried apple peels, grape twigs, moss, slate, heather, white grapes, floral notes.
Palate
Oily, tropical sweet (passion fruit, banana, ripe yellow fruit, lemon, pineapple, mango, nectarines, oranges, grapefruit), salt, minerality, waxy texture, faint smoky/dirty side, ginger, cracked peppercorns, chalk, pears, candle wax, wet pebblestones, menthol, earthy touches, black pepper, oak, heather, straw, mint, star fruit, tangy, pepper oil.
Finish
Medium long, drier, wine-like, Riesling-style dry acidity, wax, minerality, fruit slowly retreats, oaky bite, menthol coolness, pepper, muscatel, delicate Darjeeling tea, lime, sweeter (simple syrup), fruitier, richer, dried apple, heather, moss, dried flowers, salt, citrus.
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