Ben Nevis 1997 BD

Overall rating: 87.52/100
votes: 44

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Best Dram (BD)
Vintage: 1997
Bottled: 2015
Stated Age: 18 years old
Casktype: Sherry Puncheon
Strength: 51.2 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 23 Oct 2015 4:51 pm by RoyC

Average value

€ 94,91

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Whisky Reviews for Ben Nevis 1997 BD

10 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.52 points

Marko_I did not rate this whisky
20 Aug 2017 11:20 pm
18 years, sherry barrel, barrel thickness, 95 € -> fits. Powerful, fat, yummy, that delivers well.

Nose

interesting - about 10cm above the glass I have fresh cherries and red apple, 5cm spicy herbs and hay, in the glass then the oak board, tobacco, leather, burned match, some cocoa powder

Taste

Sachertorte, Storck giants, cocoa, black pepper, a hint of dark berry jam, sugar beet syrup

Finish

first a short, warm spiciness, then again long and fat chocolate sweets with black cherry jam
ThinLizzy scored this whisky 84 points
10 Aug 2019 9:21 pm
Nose

83 83

Taste

85 85

Finish

84 84
MadScientist scored this whisky 89 points
30 Apr 2019 9:38 pm
Rien scored this whisky 87 points
10 Feb 2019 7:26 am
Nose

86 86

Taste

87 87

Finish

87 87
oppi scored this whisky 78 points
27 Feb 2018 12:18 pm
Right power Sherry bomb with chocolaty and fruity notes
Defeatless scored this whisky 89 points
24 Feb 2018 8:21 pm
Nose:
This is quite an intense nose, but very Ben Nevis. It has some bbq and raw meat notes. It is thick but still tasty. With some water you get more shoe-polish and leather.

Taste:
Sweet and sour, a bit of an alcohol heat. after a few seconds the sherry influence gets more and more clear. With water it is less intense, but even better. You get a load of sweet and sour red fruit, combined with a pleasing note of sherry.

Body:
Full and oily.

Finish:
medium-long length. Intense, a bit dry/tannic but i a good manner. Very heavy on the sherry (PX I assume).

Price:
This was sold for under €100,- which is very good pricing.

Presentation:
Don't know this was a sample.
- Nose
  
  88 88
- Taste
  
  90 90
- Finish
  
  88 88
hans1971 scored this whisky 88 points
08 Jun 2017 7:12 pm
- Nose
  
  88 88
- Taste
  
  89 89
- Finish
  
  89 89
Bosi scored this whisky 82 points
09 Dec 2016 12:58 pm
Definitely a whisky for sherry lovers, with many notes typical of these barrels. The barrels crush the whisky but something.

Nose

Classic sherry notes dominate the whisky: raisins, tobacco, old leather and burnt cookies, plus some plum cake.

Taste

Also in the taste of the sherry is very present. It is complemented by notes of stout beer, black bread, tobacco and fermented fruits, especially apples and grapes.

Finish

The long finish also offers some oak and grape juice to dark chocolate.
Murxus scored this whisky 89 points
24 May 2016 11:02 pm

Nice and typical sherry wood Ben Nevis. Resembling strong the 1997/2013 Pearls of Sotland (53276), which has despite his younger age a touch stronger oak and drying tannins in the finish. 88/89 pts.
Okto-Bull scored this whisky 87 points
14 May 2016 9:11 pm
He is funny. Somehow the nose, taste and finish do not quite fit together. A clear line is missing here, but that's exactly what I like very much. It is worth to taste this malt several times, each time you discover something new.

Nose

Clear raisins; dark, dry oak; Chocolate; heavy, deep sweetness; a touch of sulfur / gunpowder; Marble cake with a bit of pepper and nutmeg; dark, red apples; The sulfur / gunpowder becomes, over time, freshly baked, dark bread;

Taste

Slightly creamy; dominant, bitter oak, which changes after a short time into sweetness; Cherries with chocolate, reminiscent of the interior of Mon Cherie; light spice

Finish

Medium to long with pronounced spiciness and dark apples and red grapes; fresh tobacco leaves; on the palate remains a very fruity sweetness along with chocolate; From the oak of nose and taste is now hardly anything to feel

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