Ben Nevis 1967
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ben Nevis |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1967 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 41년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
unusual, very unusual. Like cooked ham that would have been coated with a mixture of tar and chestnut purée… I know this sounds very weird but this whisky truly starts like no other. Then we have a sudden burst of tropical fruits, especially mangos and passion fruits, then walnut liqueur, then strong coffee (and maybe also chicory coffee), the apple peeling, then leather polish… And here they come, the trademark notes of fresh strawberries that are often to be found in Ben Nevis in our opinion… Then we’re more on strawberry jam… Then we get a faint mouldiness and a little rubber… This one just wouldn’t keep quiet! Highly entertaining on the nose
restaurant Palate
punchy and wackier than on the nose, starting on a rather heavy but not unpleasant woodiness, like some overinfused herbal tea (aniseed, thyme). Gets then meaty and kind of ‘Indian’ (curry, cardamom) and finally maybe just a tad bitterish but also with nice notes of bitter oranges and cinchona (Campari at cask strength ;-))
timer Finish
long, back on these notes of chestnut purée that we found in the nose