Ben Nevis 31-year-old (D.1991, B.2022) Old & Rare / 62.1%/ 0.7l

The Old & Rare Platinum Selection series debuted in 2002 in the Douglas Laing & Co. offering (the first editions were bottled for the Japanese market).

It soon arrived in Europe, where it is still considered the most prestigious among independent publishers. In 2013, after 40 years of success, the Laing brothers divided the assets of the family company and decided to operate separately. The Old & Rare series currently belongs to Hunter Laing & Co., founded and managed by Stewart Laing, and has lost none of its appeal. The Ben Nevis presented here, distilled in January 1991, spent over three decades in an Oloroso sherry butt. In May 2022, its contents translated into 540 bottles of cask strength whisky (62.1% abv).

Nose: intense, plums, blackberries, forest berries, black cherries, dark chocolate, roasted almonds, toffee, a bit of beef broth, black pepper, sherry and oak.

Palate : dark chocolate, honey, caramel, hazelnuts, raisins, dark berries, black tea, black pepper, nutmeg, notes of tobacco, leather and oak.

Finish : long, with notes of dark chocolate, dark dried fruits, roasted nuts and almonds, pepper, nutmeg, leather and oak.