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Ben Nevis 2001/2023 tasting notes
Ben Nevis 21YO Blackadder 70cl 46.4% ABV
Ingelred series
Distilled 10.2001, bottled 04.2023
Initially aged for 10 years in a Bourbon cask, and then matured in a Californian Red Wine cask for an additional 11 years
Cask no. 1300
Bottle 18 / 210 (different number on the stock photo)
Color: amber with a reddish tint.
Nose: apricots, eraser, a touch of lacquer, caramel, freshly cut grass, tar soap, chocolate-covered marshmallows, clay, damp wood, strawberries, blackberries, cloves, pomegranates, cherries, and lemons. Opens up slowly, but is very good.
Taste: chocolate, raisins, melon, salt, plums, a bit of pepper, apricots, peaches, vanilla ice cream, and cinnamon. Very smooth. Somewhat sweet and slightly lacking in ABV, but the salt notes are remarkable.
Finish: dried apricots, mint chocolate, a bit of pepper, salt, herbs, plums, marzipan, and lemons.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: eleven extra years in a wine cask paid off beautifully. An excellent malt, though it falls a little short of the younger Ingelred 17-year bourbon cask tasted just before. 90/100. My 40th Ben Nevis.
Ingelred series
Distilled 10.2001, bottled 04.2023
Initially aged for 10 years in a Bourbon cask, and then matured in a Californian Red Wine cask for an additional 11 years
Cask no. 1300
Bottle 18 / 210 (different number on the stock photo)
Color: amber with a reddish tint.
Nose: apricots, eraser, a touch of lacquer, caramel, freshly cut grass, tar soap, chocolate-covered marshmallows, clay, damp wood, strawberries, blackberries, cloves, pomegranates, cherries, and lemons. Opens up slowly, but is very good.
Taste: chocolate, raisins, melon, salt, plums, a bit of pepper, apricots, peaches, vanilla ice cream, and cinnamon. Very smooth. Somewhat sweet and slightly lacking in ABV, but the salt notes are remarkable.
Finish: dried apricots, mint chocolate, a bit of pepper, salt, herbs, plums, marzipan, and lemons.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: eleven extra years in a wine cask paid off beautifully. An excellent malt, though it falls a little short of the younger Ingelred 17-year bourbon cask tasted just before. 90/100. My 40th Ben Nevis.