Ben Nevis 1996 ElD

Name: Ben Nevis 1996 ElD
Brand: Ben Nevis
SKU: 171790
Rating: 89.19 (60 reviews)

Overall rating: 89.19/100
votes: 60

Whiskybase ID: WB171790
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Elixir Distillers (ElD)
Bottling serie: The Single Malts of Scotland
Vintage: 01.11.1996
Bottled: 25.08.2020
Stated Age: 23 years old
Casktype: Hogshead
Casknumber: 1750
Number of bottles: 214
Strength: 53.8 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5060188981756
Bottled for: Kirsch Import
Market: Germany
Added on: 08 dec 2020 4:56 pm by Kovalyoff

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Whisky Reviews for Ben Nevis 1996 ElD

9 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 89.19 points

AnnEm scored this whisky 91 points
01 jul 2021 3:58 pm
Truly great cinema for me as a white wine and above all Riesling lover. This Ben Nevis looks round and harmonious on the nose. I perceive it as perfectly (long) ripened and I am very impressed by its pronounced fruity character (light stone fruits ripe for summer), the delicately aromatic and perfectly dosed oak wood and especially then by the powerful, expansive GG Riesling feeling that it unfolds on the palate . To quote from the Falstaff evaluation of a Van Volxem: animating, with elegant but emphatic power development and a very long reverberation.

Nose

90 90

On the first impression extremely fruity (overripe). A basket of juicy, sweet mirabelle plums, peaches and apricots. Then there are chalky-mineral impressions and waxed cotton cloth. Maybe something like wet clay, a subtle earthiness. Flowery, fruity Pinot Blanc, enjoyed in the refreshingly cool stone cellar of a slate house. Delicately toasted, finely aromatic oak wood remains confidently in the background and leaves plenty of room for the other aromas to unfold. Something herbaceous and herbaceous also fits harmoniously into the overall picture. A beautiful nose that after the first sip also has a few very special, wonderfully noble botrytis notes in store for me (yay!).

Taste

93 93

Creamy-sour-sour-fresh, then immediately an overwhelmingly powerful association of old, long-aged Rieslings (large plants, old vines, Beerenauslese - sigh!), Including a wine cellar (slate walls, well ventilated). Really a great mineral structure, fruity with lively, well-integrated acidity. As if that wasn't enough, toast, brioche and shortcrust pastries are added and make the mouth feel fuller again, hmmmm! The wood contributes a very fine flavor.

Finish

91 91

Crazy, this incredibly delicious, deep, highly concentrated ancient Riesling feeling. I've never had it like this before. Heavy, almost molasses-like grape must. Again very discreet, elegant-aromatic, vanilla-tofee-like, finely spicy oak wood. All of this lasts a long time and makes the tongue pleasantly dry, while at the same time stimulating my saliva flow. With an invigorating vibration, it stays on the palate for ages.
Kensay scored this whisky 89 points
02 apr 2021 8:42 pm
A classic up-and-coming Ben Nevis nose in bourbon, but there is an overabundance of acidity and wood in the body and finish, which spoils the overall impression

Nose

90 90

Fresh, open, fruity. Peaches and citruses, flower honey, wax and attic dust, barberry candies, a little varnish and wood.

Taste

89 89

Lemon juice with spices and peppers, wood, green, unripe apricots, strong black tea without sugar

Finish

88 88

Citruses, dry wood and iron, long and dry
olegborgol scored this whisky 90 points
24 feb 2021 10:41 am
great nevis96! creamy (creamy), with hints of herbs, cucumber)) dense and with a good balance 2'3'2'3

Nose

90 90

cream, cucumber, light floral notes

Taste

90 90

creamy, with a pinch, dense

Finish

89 89

holds well, warms up nicely
Astrid scored this whisky 86 points
31 jan 2021 10:22 pm
Doesn't like to open up (to me), although the alcohol is not ideally involved. With water, it loses too much of its strength and appears unbalanced. Occasionally, however, it becomes clear that he is 23 years old.

Nose

87 87

Creamy vanilla with chopped almonds and hazelnuts, dried dates and sticky caramel, red currants, cherries, dark chocolate, prunes and almost ripe plums, aromatic oak with tingling spice, lime, hints of biscuit and honey, a little banana and apricot

Taste

86 86

spicy oak with cardamom and pepper, malty grain notes, slightly oily, coconut and many other nuts, cloves, prunes, grapefruit, banana and vanilla, pure it is slightly astringent, I lack the complexity here

Finish

84 84

dry, malt, walnuts with a touch of dark chocolate, spicy oak, pepper, banana and vanilla, a touch of nuts, slightly grassy, strong, but without emphasis or finesse
Sleinn nam Ffoh scored this whisky 92 points
24 jan 2021 5:59 pm
Nose

91 91

Taste

92 92

Finish

92 92
Nebuchadnezzar scored this whisky 90 points
16 may 2022 8:43 pm
Nose

89 89

Taste

90 90

Finish

90 90
vlad78 scored this whisky 92 points
28 mar 2021 4:07 pm
Hoh, it reminded me of my childhood. 27 school in Vladikavkaz and when we were taken from lessons to the Philharmonic Hall, listen to classical music. Since then, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Shostakovich, and Bach have been playing their works in my head. And now for more details: there was a bread called brick. Everyone in the USSR will understand me. But it was the same, only rich, sweet, yeast-like, with a buttery dough, with a toasted crust, generously sprinkled with powdered sugar. And I even remember the saleswoman, who then lost her mind... But that's not what I'm talking about.

Nose

93 93

Muffin, powdered sugar, bread with raisins. And October. The leaves is still on the trees, but you can already feel the approach of cold weather. Cinnamon. I dipped my nose into Glencairn again and felt the living flora enveloping the cask.

Taste

92 92

The taste is rich, sweet, yeasty and seasoned with spices. Cappuccino with coriander. Candy.

Finish

91 91

Aftertaste of sugar, which was burned in butter, bay leaf, buckwheat honey and sealing wax with honeycombs.
Totoro scored this whisky 88 points
27 feb 2021 1:29 pm
Shows what it can do on the palate, but in total it is too peppery / spicy / extractive / astringent for me compared to other things than nineties Nevis, with a bit too loud wood.

Nose

88 88

First find it closed and, above all, characterized by naturally cloudy apple juice and a slight spiciness. After a bit of waiting, peach pulp and marshmallow are added first, then caramel from the wood, and finally a slightly bitter herbiness - bay leaf or sage, maybe. Without the addition of water, it doesn't really impress me.
With water, however, it opens nicely and quickly. Mineral and earthy notes emerge, plus warm coconut milk, the texture becomes waxy, oily, greasy. Warm wood tones, more sweetness and fullness - whereby the fruitiness still remains rather subliminal.
87 points without, 89 with water.

Taste

89 89

Flawless 96 Nevis on the palate, with a full load of peach iced tea, elderflower syrup, apricot jam, and fat oiliness. Thyme honey, sprigs of rosemary, charcoal, cinnamon and caramelized brown sugar. Sweet, fruity, full, but with a bit of tangy and spicy oak notes. Without water, it tends to be too biting and peppery for me.

Finish

88 88

Very tasty, with honey sweetness, peach fruitiness and crisp wood that conveys a note of dry straw and still a lot of heat. Dries out the mouth very much. In addition, quite succinctly; could be longer.
robain scored this whisky 88 points
29 jan 2021 8:38 pm
Nose

87 87

Oaky, rough, oak, exotic, pear, raspberry, new oak, tofffee

Taste

90 90

sweet, salt, dry, exotic fruits, vanilla, coconut

Finish

88 88

tropical fruits, some oak bitterness

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