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Ben Nevis The Whisky Blues 27 Year Old, Hogshead Cask, Cask #1639, 1996, The Whisky Blues, 46.9%
Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis The Whisky Blues 27 Year Old, Hogshead Cask, Cask #1639, 1996, The Whisky Blues, 46.9%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 38
Average Score
N.A
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Description

A historic malt distillery located in the Highland region of Scotland. Since 1989 it has been Japanese-owned as part of the Asahi Group. Although it only produces single malt today, the distillery dabbled in grain whisky production from 1955 to 1984, even producing rare examples of single blends. The in-house single casks label from Taiwanese independent bottler, Whisky Age. It was launched in 201 ...

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Cask type
Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The Whisky Blues
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
No.1639
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
244
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Exclusive Bottling Series
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
classic chalk, raw wool and sunflower oil. Hints of sweet mustard and lemon juice, maybe even a hint of unripe tropical fruit and custard cream, breaking the austere theme. Then also a fresh coastal note, spearmint and waxy hints.
Palate
a marriage of Springbank and Ben Nevis. Lemon eau-de-vie, mixed with sweeter mango and papaya, as well as light hints of maracuya syrup. Tangerines and floral honey. Subtle hints of coconut cream. Also plenty of wax, with light oak spice, verbena and a mild chalky dryness towards the end.
Finish
long, now back towards grapefruit, chalk and mustard, but always with these tropical elements in the distance.
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