BEN NEVIS - 22 ans - Millésime 1998 - Single Cask French Connections - Hidden Spirits - 54,40%
Founded by Andrea Ferrari in 2013, 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. Today the company has distribution deals in Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, Bulgaria and the UK.
Ben Nevis Distillery, established in 1825, is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. The distillery is nestled at the foot of Scotland's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, which has a summit elevation of 1,345 metres above sea level. This imposing mountain provides an impressive background to a traditional Scottish craft. The principal ingredients to make a good whisky are water, barley and yeast, with a measure of peat smoke or “reek”.
On Ben Nevis, there are two small lochans (Coire Leis and Coire na’Ciste) offering a constant and consistent source of pure, clean water. The barley is clean and plump, fully rounded and quite dry, containing exactly the right amount of protein. The yeast has the texture of dough and is vital to the process of fermentation. The peat comes to the whisky through the water passing over peat bogs on its way down the mountain, and from the “reek” from the fire lit during the manufacturing process. Nowadays and since 1989, Ben Nevis Distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky Distilling of Tokyo.
This edition is an exclusive bottling for La Maison Du Whisky.
Unpeated
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