Ben Nevis 1967
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ben Nevis |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1967 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 40년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
I don’t know who decided to play that trick on us, but this smells just like some well-ripened Armagnac. I’m not making this up, this is almost old Bas-Armagnac, at least for a few minutes, before it becomes fruiter, more on bananas flambéed (with rum, aaargh – did you spot that other Monty Python reference?) and fig liqueur. Also a little strawberry jam, bacon, lovage (or Maggi) and whiffs of bicycle inner tube, what I’d call ‘good sulphur’. Very nice nose
restaurant Palate
crikey, this is Armagnac yet again! Starts very grapy and even a little gritty/roughish, with a rubbery side and quite some herbal teas and bitter chocolate. Goes on with more tobacco and leather-like flavours, liquorice, cherry jam… And Armagnac. Oh!
timer Finish
long and Armagnac-y yet again. I know this was a sherry cask but could it have contained Armagnac just before it was shipped to Bonnie Scotland?
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