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Ben Nevis
Whisky: Ben Nevis 1997-2013
Serie: Director's Cut
Age: 15 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 11-1997
Bottled: 04-2013
Cask Type: Sherry Butt
Cask #: 9640
Bottles: 232
Strength: 56.1%
   
Distillery: Ben Nevis Distillery
Bottler: Douglas Laing (pre May 2013)
Country: Scotland: Highlands
   
 
Date: 22-03-2014
Nose: Butter, humus, dry rotting, a little nutty, rotten fish, thick boiled fruit.
Flavour: Fruity, salty, red grapefruit, powdered eggs, vanilla sticks.
Body: Nicely thick, dryish in the back.
Comments: It's the nose that makes it more than simply interesting.
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