Ben Nevis 1996 TWA TWA Spring 2020
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ben Nevis |
| Bottler | The Whisky Agency (TWA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 23년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 47.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
맑고 깊은 황금빛이 잔 속에 따뜻하게 일렁인다. 하이랜드 벤 네비스가 1996년에 증류해 호그스헤드에서 스물세 해를 보낸 이 위스키는 잘 익은 열대 과일과 꿀, 특유의 묵직한 왁스 향을 부드럽게 피워 올린다. 47.6도의 도수가 입안에서 파인애플과 살구, 캐러멜의 단맛을 매끄럽게 끌어올리고, 벤 네비스 고유의 흙내음과 양초 같은 질감이 깊이를 더한다. 독특한 발효로 이름난 벤 네비스다운 묵직한 왁스와 흙내음이 인상적이다. 오랜 숙성이 다듬어낸 복합적인 균형이 도드라지며, 여운에는 열대 과일과 왁스가 길게 맴돈다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
I find this one extremely chalky at first sniffs, while candied citrus and yellow fruits (plums perhaps) would then get in and create a more civilised composition, a little less rustic than other Ben Nevisses that we love so much (some friends say that I can be rustic too). Bergamot sweets, some herbal/floral notes (borage), then a little caramel cream, gentian and mocha. So, a relatively gentle Ben Nevis but with all its attributes. Pretty gorgeous on the nose
restaurant Palate
just to contradict me, a few dusty/dirty notes at first, some pepper right from the start, and only then some rounder, sweeter, more candied notes of crystallised tropical fruit and dried citrus. Bits of zests, with some saltiness too. Nah, in fact it's a typically robust Ben Nevis on your palate. Even some prickly mustard is there
timer Finish
long, peppery, with more dirty oils. No spent frying oil, though… Very peppery aftertaste