Dràm Mòr Ben Nevis - 8YO, 2013/2021, 56.7%

Dràm Mòr Ben Nevis

Dràm Mòr Ben Nevis - 8YO, 2013/2021, Palo Cortado , 56.7%

Type : Single malt whisky
Cask Type : first fill Palo Cortado finish
Cask number: 137
Age : 8YO
Vintage: 2013
Bottled: 2021
Strength : 56.7% vol.
Content : 700ml

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Online tasting notes for reference:

Nose:
Dry spirtis and eye watering pear drops lep to the front before it calms to sweet oak and a hint of, weirdly, Oloroso sherry.

Palate:
Delicate oak sweeping instantly into rich chocolate and vanilla with an indefinable floral note hiding behind the vanilla. A touch of salty peanuts. There's a gentle sensation almost an effervescence that wakes up the senses, it's playful and fun.

Finish:
This is a complex and lingering finish, the start is short but wonderfully powerful spice, pepper and liquorice with bitter oak. Honey and spice linger after everything else fades before they too drift off to allow a brief yet powerful  resurgence of liquorice, gentian and honey.