Ben Nevis 2012 Cadenhead's Original Collection 11 yo

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Ben Nevis - Highlands

Bourbon Hogdheads

Independent Bottling 

By William Cadenhead Limited 

Limited Edition

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Almost Unpeated

This Ben Nevis, aged in Bourbon Hogsheads, has all the makings of a pleasant opening to a tasting session. The discreet ageing process will allow the distillate to speak for itself. Nothing on the number of bottles produced.

Let's Taste It : 

You'll immediately recognise the distillery, this is pure Ben Nevis, the quintessential distillate. Applesauce seasoned with cinnamon and whipped cream, icing sugar, citrus fruits, moist forest, barley sugar soaked in pineapple juice, white grapes and mirabelle plums. Banana sweets. On the palate, more fruit, vanilla, a zest of lemon and grapefruit, a pinch of salt, indulgent spices. Cereals and redcurrants. Quite a long finish, powerful just as it should be, salted butter toffee, dates, figs, cola, liquorice stick.

 

In Short, 

If you like this distillery, you have to taste it at least once. It's 100% Ben Nevis, and that's when you realise just how full of character this distillate is. It's a pity that it's reduced and a bit young, it could have made an exceptional bottling with a little more patience. But at least it's not too expensive.

Score : 87

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