Ben Nevis 1966
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ben Nevis |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1966 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 50년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 41.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
세월이 응축된 짙은 적호박빛이 잔에 깊이 자리한다. 1966년 빈티지 벤 네비스가 셰리 캐스크에서 50년을 보낸 향은 셰리 캐스크 특유의 농밀한 건포도와 무화과, 다크 초콜릿, 그리고 하이랜드 특유의 묵직한 몰트 캐릭터와 오래된 셀러의 가죽 향이 다층적으로 어우러진다. 한 모금에 41도의 부드러운 도수가 미끄러지듯 흐르며 흑설탕과 마른 자두, 호두 페이스트, 가벼운 시가 잎이 차례로 펼쳐진다. 반세기의 시간이 빚어낸 우아하고 길게 이어지는 여운.
AITasting Notes
Colour
bronze amber
air Nose
to paraphrase Talking Heads once again, qu’est-ce que c’est? Is it fig eau de vie distilled by a Turkish tribe with ancestral, undisclosed skills? Pre-war rose liqueur (pre-war, a term that means nothing anymore, agreed), ancient mead? Actually, it is quite close to mead. The old sherry behind it all is superlative, it genuinely seems like a true solera cask that has behaved impeccably. And a few notes of very, very old true gouda
restaurant Palate
it’s strange, but it’s admirable, packed with pipe tobacco, fermented fruits (the fig returns), old wines that seem a bit lost, including aged Bordeaux, then all sorts of leathers and earthy tones. First waters from very old Pu-erh tea (still somewhat tannic) and plenty of cinnamon and liquorice wood. The wood is very forward, but it’s magnificent wood
timer Finish
longer than expected, fairly bitter and on fir, aubergine and resins, but the return of the old fig spirit at the end more than makes up for all that