Distillerie | Ben Nevis |
Embouteilleur | Elixir Distillers |
Serie | The Whisky Trail |
Mise en bouteille pour | |
Date de distillation | 01.11.1996 |
Date de mise en bouteille | 09.06.2020 |
Pays | Écosse |
Région | Highlands |
Age | 23 |
Cask Type | |
Numéro de fût | 1684 |
Alcohol percentage | 54.3 |
Volume | |
État | Parfait |
Étiquette | Parfait |
Stock | 0 |
They say the 1996s are all great. Are we really sure? Colour: straw. Nose: you can't quite fight this. Peaches, sunflower seeds (or oil), fresh almonds, plaster, a drop of mint essence, white asparagus… The taster just bows before this. With water: wool, new magazines, ground barley, chalk and a brand new tweed jacket. Which I'll go buy in Edinburgh as soon as we're allowed to fly. Mouth (neat): astounding precision. Maracuja, flints, chalk, citrons, touch of pepper, olive oil, whatnot… With water: more on cakes. Finish: medium, saltier. Lemon, salt and pepper in the aftertaste, the salt even plays with your lips. Comments: boringly excellent. Fab selection once again, nothing to add. Or rather this, 'more please'. They could sell subscriptions, no?