Bottle Details
SMWS Code
78.72
Distillery
Ben Nevis
ABV
58.7%
Age
8 Years
Cask
Ex-Bourbon Hogshead, 2nd Fill Spanish Oak Sherry Hogshead
Vintage
2014
Region
Highland
Flavor Profile
Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits
Category
Scotch
The whisky displays robust distillery character balanced with sherry cask influence, presenting aromas of mechanical and cooking oils, orange cocktail bitters, and spiced marmalades. Water reveals cinnamon swirl pastries, baked apples, bouillon, camphor, and herbal cough medicines.
The neat palate opens with fat and leathery characteristics, featuring notes of ointments, treacle, citronella waxes, and soft earthiness. Reduction brings forward medical notes along with brown breads, tobaccos, haggis, and spiced fruit loaf.
The finish carries lingering spiced and earthy qualities developed through four years in bourbon hogshead before transfer to second fill sherry cask.
We loved the immediate and clearly robust distillery character that came through on this one. It was perfectly balanced with the sherry cask influence as we detected aromas of mechanical and cooking oils, orange cocktail bitters, spiced marmalades and hessian. Some water brought out cinnamon swirl pastries, baked apples, bouillon, camphor and herbal cough medicines. The neat palate opened with a wonderfully fat and leathery vibe, with notes of ointments, treacle, citronella waxes and a lovely, soft earthiness. Reduction brought more medical notes along with brown breads, tobaccos, haggis and spiced fruit loaf. This was matured in a bourbon hogshead for four years before being transferred to a second fill sherry hogshead.