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One Panellist was immediately transported to the stables and tack room of the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. The smell of perfectly groomed horses mingling with the aroma of prestigious leather saddles and bridles left, even for a non-hippophile, a lasting impression. On the palate we all dipped gingerbread chai biscotti into an espresso. Reduction added raw organic heather honey with those typical aromas of treacle, fudge and caramel almost like molasses yet with a very distinct, malty, earthy flavour with a hint of salt in the finish. Following eight years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill heavy toast medium char hogshead.
About Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis distillery was built by "Long" John MacDonald in 1825, and was so popular by the end of the 19th century that at one point the estate employed over 200 people. After a series of closure and re-openings at the beginning of the 20th, it was eventually bought by former Canadian bootlegger, Joseph Hobbs. He installed a coffey still there in 1955, making Ben Nevis Scotland's first dual-operation distillery, and began to blend its malt and grain before filling it to cask. Sporadic closures again followed Hobb's death, with stability finally ensured in 1989 when it was bought by long-term customers, Nikka Whisky of Japan. Its turbulent history means there were few distillery bottlings until the launch of the 10 year old single malt in 1996, but casks had long been making their way to independent labels, and many of them are very highly praised.