Hart Brothers Ben Nevis 35 Years Old, Sherry Wood

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 25 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Tightly combined, and balanced, fragrant smoke, oak and hard toffee maltiness. Palate Chewy. Malty honeycomb in dark chocolate. As though the Belgians had upgraded the British Crunchie bar. Tropical fruits. Finish Clinging. Bittersweet. Firm. Intense black chocolate, but avoids astringency. Comment The best Ben Nevis I have tasted.

Dave Broom Nose Woody and earthy (dunnage warehouses) with notes of stewed tea. Water brings out a muscular, toffeed note. Palate Big, very dry and tannic with some mushroomy, rancio notes but no great complexity. Finish Dry and tannic with some lively spiciness. Comment Of interest certainly, but is it a pleasurable experience? Not really.