49,5°
Distillery : Ben Nevis - Highlands
Refill Bourbon Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By The Whisky Jury
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Almost Unpeated
In 2019, a new bottler is showing up. This is The Whisky Jury, they are
Belgian, and their first work is a Ben Nevis distilled in 1995, aged 23. Three
years later, while this company has achieved recognition and critical
acclaim, a new Ben Nevis 1995 is introduced to the public. It's their
55th bottling, and this time it's a 27 years old. The first cask was
numbered 970, this one is numbered 960. Both are Refill Hogsheads, and
the second, which is the subject of this tasting, is produced in 251
hand-numbered copies, subtitled "Flip Pancakes not Whisky". I'm not
sure that the price of pancakes could interest speculators.
Let's Taste It :
Some waxy minerality, and straight after a waterfall of fruits. Peach
above all, very juicy, but also roasted pineapple, a squeeze of lemon,
white grapes, meringue pie, acacia honey, pastry cream, and that funky character typical of the distillery. Nuts, coconut, a few drops of vanilla.
On the palate, it's creamy, oily, silky, beguiling, lemon tart, with a
scoop of ice cream, candied fruits, blood orange, passion fruit, whipped
cream, up to a very long, powerful and sparkling finish, biscuit, melting marzipan, soft caramel, almonds, chocolate milk.
In Short,
I found it excellent. A fine blend of a venerable and serious age, and a
fruity and delightful exuberance. It combines the
advantages of old age, patina, complexity, and those of youth, power
and expressiveness. Only tiny flaw which means that the note is not
higher: the finish lacks a bit of explosiveness, the fault
of a relatively low alcohol level. Other than that, it's just perfect,
and better than I would have expected. When it came out, the price was
almost reasonable, but now everything is sold out and you have to make a
pact with the flippers to get it, it's very sad.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Skinhape - Mandala
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