Ben Nevis 1998 Aged 26 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Hidden Spirits (700ml)

Ben Nevis 1998 Aged 21 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Hidden Spirits (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 55.4%           Age: 21 Years            Country: Scotland

Date of Distilling: 1998
Date of Bottling: 2019
Matured In: Single Sherry Cask
Un-Chillfiltered

Founded by Andrea Ferrari, Hidden Spirits is a relatively new Italian independent bottler and online whisky shop, which prides itself on the meticulously careful selection of its bottlings.

Hidden Spirits has its bottle labels designed by different Italian artists, and offers a variety of expressions under several series: the Highproof Collection of cask strength single casks over eight years of age; the Hidden Spirits Classic collection of single casks of varying strength over eight years of age; and the Young Rebels collection of single casks under eight years old.

This independent bottling has been sourced from the Ben Nevis distillery where it was distilled back 1998. It was then placed in a single Sherry cask and left to mature for 21 years. It was bottled t 55.4% abv as a Special Edition for Stefano Cremaschi’s 40th Birthday in 2019.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Fantails, hard caramel and chocolate coated ginger, with a hint of savouriness from the sherry cask.

Palate: Violet flowers, marmalade and fruit pastilles.

A slightly more gentle Ben Nevis with loads of complexity and the charm of an older sherried malt.