Ben Nevis 25 Year Old 1997 The Whisky Jury #52 Merlet

Ben Nevis 25 Year Old 1997 The Whisky Jury #52 MerletBen Nevis 25 Year Old 1997 The Whisky Jury #52 43. 5% 70cl A brilliantly sherried Ben Nevis bottling from The Whisky Jury, distilled back in 1997. The Highland single malt has spent at least 25 years maturing in a sherry hogshead, imparting all manner of powerful, rich dried fruit, nutty and honeyed notes. Its believed theres a typo on the label and the whisky is actually 27 years old. Just 186 bottles have been released.

The wine seasoning brings a floral perfume and ripe berries to the archetypal orchard fruits

some peat and a soft fruit smoke note round this dram off

with dark orchard fruits

Finish: The impressive strength carries the fruity and malty flavours through to a long and lingering finish

apple and cream

Punch’s distinct medium flavour is created with a blend of filler and binder tobaccos from the Vuelta Abajo zone and all of the sizes are ‘tripa larga

with some sweet dark fruits

with a tangy citrus sweetness coming into play as this great aged vintage opens up

the Louisville-based distillery

Nose: Classic rum notes on the nose

An Islay that delivers from the start

The rum was distilled in 2012 and created using a three-column continuous still