Ben Nevis 10y OB, bottled 2017 - 6cl

6cl sample

Ben Nevis 10y OB - 46% vol - 70cl
bottled: 2017, bottle code: L17/8911

scores:
whiskybase – 87/96  wb128454
serge valentin - 89 (see review below)

Ben Nevis 10 yo (46%, OB, +/-2017) A very recent version of the revamped Ben Nevis 10. Colour: pale gold. Nose: doesn’t Ben Nevis become even more mineral (Angus insists we should say mineralic) and sooty? Angus also gets some sorts of overripe bananas, tangerines, a little saltiness as well, while I’m starting to find some kelp and wet rocks. New magazines, ink, a pack of mint lozenges, and this buttered porridge that’s not rare in Ben Nevis. Freshly chopped parsley. Mouth: wonderful sooty character, with some lemon and pepper (which is very Ben Nevis), this typical dry leatheriness, barley sugar, hay, and preserved salty lemons. Really good. Finish: rather long, with more bitter oranges. A little salty wax. Comments: Ben Nevis 10 has lost those caramely flavours that used to abound in earlier bottlings. All for the better if you ask me. A genuinely west Highland character that’s rarely found these days outside Campbeltown. One of the best value whiskies you can buy! SGP:452 – 89 points (Angus 89).