Ben Nevis 1996
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ben Nevis |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 벤 네비스 특유의 진한 발효 향과 검은 과일이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 1996년 빈티지답게 20년 숙성이 캐릭터의 거친 면을 다듬으면서 야성을 보존한다. 51.5도의 알코올이 단단한 구조감을 받쳐 준다. 한 모금 머금으면 검은 자두와 가죽, 다크 초콜릿이 두꺼운 질감으로 흐른다. 피니시는 약간의 황 노트와 오래된 오크의 쌉싸름함이 길게 발전한다. 디스틸러리 보틀링다운 캐릭터의 농축이 명확하게 드러난다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
anyone who’s tried some very old official glories knows that Ben Nevis can take sherry extremely well, with its minerality mingling with walnuts to perfection. Fantastic leather and tobacco in this very case, walnuts indeed, mustard sauce (à la diable), concrete and fumes, old garage, engine oil… When was this distilled? Wasn’t that ‘69 instead of ‘96? With water: roasted chestnuts and old walnuts. Perfect. Also this touch of natural unscented soap that’s not unseen in Ben Nevis
restaurant Palate
rather extraordinary. Old pu-erh tea, bitter oranges, caraway, chen-pi (how do you like that, Taiwan?), cigars, miso… This is Ginger and Fred between the spirit and the cask, honestly. Or Mick and Keith. With water: more oranges. Who said as usual?
timer Finish
long, rather on bitter oranges, with the chalk in the aftertaste. Again, not unseen