Ben Nevis 1999 MBl

Overall rating: 85.74/100
votes: 25

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Meadowside Blending (MBl)
Bottling serie: The Maltman
Vintage: 05.1999
Bottled: 07.2014
Stated Age: 15 years old
Casktype: Fresh Oloroso Sherry Cask
Casknumber: 123
Number of bottles: 321
Strength: 49.5 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 11 Nov 2014 5:25 pm by RoyC

Average value

€ 85,00

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Whisky Reviews for Ben Nevis 1999 MBl

6 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 85.74 points

MadScientist scored this whisky 87 points
11 May 2019 10:29 pm
Nose

89 89

Taste

86 86

Finish

86 86
ColdAesthetics scored this whisky 88 points
09 Apr 2017 2:39 am
Simply cool, great sherry barrel, probably. not a usual but my taste meets it.

Nose

Very sweet-sweet sherry tannins, brown caramel, dates in bulk, figs, berries, fresh leather, then becomes drier

Taste

First mocha with lots of berry fruit, some leather, then more and more ginger bread, chocolates, chocolate, Christmas spices, brandy, blackberry liqueur

Finish

Long, great Sherrynoten stay behind, berries, figs, mocha
Marko_I did not rate this whisky
06 Apr 2017 11:04 pm
Like, 75 € for UA / SC / CS / Sherry ... you can do that. The goes rather in the direction of interesting as wet-Sherryfass-brätschsüß.

Nose

Fairly mild, nothing bites, first fresh, sour, more vinegar than wine, then drier, dustier, just a little sweetness, a touch of wine gums, and there is still some musty, so several days old coffee filter with a touch of mushroom. Reads up a little whimsical, but actually smells quite good.

Taste

it starts immediately with Ricola and cough drops (something usually comes in the direction of the finish), clear sherry, chocolate truffle, a lot of pepper and something fruity, between dry red wine and blackberry juice ... intense in flavor, but feels a bit "thinner" than 49% at.

Finish

the blackberry wine (gummi) note and cough syrup are still there for a short while, pepper and a slight bitterness stay longer
Koalafant scored this whisky 65 points
16 Jan 2016 2:38 pm
On the palate, clearly better than in the nose, but still (for my taste) with significant weaknesses. 65/100

Nose

First, a sourish wine note penetrates my nose. Then it is slightly pungent and it comes to moderate leather notes

Taste

Not definable and strange ... but quite interesting

Finish

Long and burning
didi1893 scored this whisky 88 points
13 Nov 2015 8:31 pm
For me no sherry monster, but very intense sherry and fruit. The nose is really great and the taste is delicious. Ben Nevis is my thing.

Nose

The first nosing flows fruity sherry in my nose. Raisins, dates and dark fruits mix with fruity sherry. A touch of chocolate and coffee mixes with the slightly nose-biting alcohol. The voluminous fruit becomes more and more intense.

Taste

Nearly 50%, so a few drops of water. Voluminous sherry. Fine fruit and a slightly bitter woody aroma follow the sherry. Again, this subtle Moder, slight bizzeling on the palate. Subtle spiciness, a hint of pepper mixes with espresso and chocolate. Another fruity sherry.

Finish

Very intense and fruity at first. Medium long and subtly bitter. Very slowly the fruit follows a fine slightly bitter nuttiness.
mono scored this whisky 86 points
08 Nov 2015 12:50 pm
Very nice sherried Ben Nevis, my favourite so far.
Water works well.

Nose

Alcohol @ 49,5% well integrated but it needs some time and air to reward with a nice and complex sherry nose with lots of toffee and toasted oak.

Taste

Coffee, dark chocolate, gingernut biscuits.

Finish

Medium long, toasted almonds and dry sherry oak.

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