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
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
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