1967 Ben Nevis Single Cask No.2219 37 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Easily the oldest Ben Nevis to hit our shelves, and by a large margin. This is all the more fascinating for being matured in a single Sherry hogshead. Very reasonably priced given the rarity and massive age statement. Bottled June 2004 with an outturn of 225 bottles. One only to sell.

Other reviews... Colour: gold. Nose: unusual, very unusual. Like cooked ham that would have been coated with a mixture of tar and chestnut purée… I know this sounds very weird but this whisky truly starts like no other. Then we have a sudden burst of tropical fruits, especially mangos and passion fruits, then walnut liqueur, then strong coffee (and maybe also chicory coffee), the apple peeling, then leather polish… And here they come, the trademark notes of fresh strawberries that are often to be found in Ben Nevis in our opinion… Then we’re more on strawberry jam… Then we get a faint mouldiness and a little rubber… This one just wouldn’t keep quiet! Highly entertaining on the nose. Mouth: punchy and wackier than on the nose, starting on a rather heavy but not unpleasant woodiness, like some overinfused herbal tea (aniseed, thyme). Gets then meaty and kind of ‘Indian’ (curry, cardamom) and finally maybe just a tad bitterish but also with nice notes of bitter oranges and cinchona (Campari at cask strength ;-)) Finish: long, back on these notes of chestnut purée that we found in the nose. Comments: very unusual and needing your attention, not one to sip while watching a stoopid moovie on TV. In short, a demanding but ‘anti-boring’ old whisky. 54.4% Alc./Vol. 88 points - whiskyfun.com