Ben Nevis 1998 S Spirits Shop' Selection c. 1483

 

 

 

41,9°

Distillery : Ben Nevis - Highlands

Hogshead

Independent Bottling 

By Spirits Shop' Selection

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Almost Unpeated

 

 

 

And this is a third Ben Nevis brought to us by The Spirits Shop' Selection, a company founded in Taiwan in 2014. This time, it is distilled in 1998, but the maturation is as minimalist as ever, much to our delight. 120 bottles have been made available.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Pastry vanilla, chestnut cream, with a light saline breeze, the mineral notes become dirtier. The exotic fruits are more discreet, replaced by citrus fruits, blood orange, pineapple and grapefruit. On the palate, the fruit is more jammy, the vanilla combines with hay and warm wax. Discreet spices, nutmeg, white pepper. The finish is very long and earthy, with shortbread biscuits dipped in milk, charcoal chips or chocolate, crushed peanuts and cream.

 

In Short, 

It's dirtier than the previous two, the exotic fruits are much less present, there's more minerality and hay, with citrus and vanilla forming a fine balance. I find it a little less successful than the first two, but I'd recommend buying it if I knew where to find it, and at what price.

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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