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Ben Nevis
Whisky: Ben Nevis 1967-2013
Serie: Director's Cut
Age: 45 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 06-1967
Bottled: 02-2013
Cask Type: Refill Hogshead
Cask #: 9559
Bottles: 169
Strength: 42.9%
   
Distillery: Ben Nevis Distillery
Bottler: Douglas Laing (pre May 2013)
Country: Scotland: Highlands
   
 
Date: 22-03-2014
Nose: Sweet pepper, hay, honey, almost overripe fruit, dark-brown wood, parsley.
Flavour: Wood, pleasant fruit, bananas, canned fruit, sweet paprika, smooth vanilla, gentle herbs which develop over time.
Body: Thick fat oily, gentle stimulating dry.
Comments: Suited for a king in his castle. Let's light up the hearth.
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