BEN NEVIS 2015 Aged 10 Years ARTIST #15 The Dark Side Of The Moon

Nose : rich and deep. Mineral (slate), medicinal, and camphorated, yet smoothly chocolatey, fruity (orange zest), heady (iris), and vegetal (straw). With aeration, it becomes spicier (Espelette pepper), autumnal (chestnut, date), and balsamic (Oregon pine), while an elegant rancio develops (apricot, cherry in eau-de-vie).

Appearance : cuivre orangé.

Palate : lively and bold. Flavours of café au lait, tropical fruits (mango, passion fruit), quince jelly, and marmalade bring body and freshness to the profile. Then, various honeys (heather, lavender) and red berries (strawberry, raspberry), mingled with rose petal and orange blossom aromas, delicately coat the palate.

Overall : silky and lightly tannic. Packed with dried fruits (date, almond, chestnut) and scattered with dry leaves, it conjures a luminous autumn warmed by the sun’s last rays. Finding a second wind, it then sets off south towards Spain, where it absorbs flavours of walnut, curry, salted almonds, apricot, and mango pâte de fruit.