tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post5018882564030433893..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Ben Nevis McDonald's Traditional, limited edition (2012)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-50074226899745960892018-10-17T21:04:18.776-04:002018-10-17T21:04:18.776-04:00Hi Clive! Ben Nevis is a quirky malt. You may see ...Hi Clive! Ben Nevis is a quirky malt. You may see some reviewers say it's the latest popular distillery amongst connoisseurs, but that's unwise hype. Ben Nevis can take on many different personalities. It can be musty, it can be fruity, it can be earthy. Sometimes it can be all three. Sometimes it's just strange.<br /><br />Bitterness can be a palate preference or dealbreaker. It can herbal from the spirit or it can be sharp and aggressive from the oak. I prefer the herbal kind, but that's a personal take.<br /><br />"What is Old Fashioned" would be a great post / essay. I can't do it justice in a comment. But I think you're on the right track, especially since I enjoy those characteristics a lot!Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-77550129841627362102018-10-08T21:12:01.562-04:002018-10-08T21:12:01.562-04:00Reviews are so mixed on Nevis I can not workout an...Reviews are so mixed on Nevis I can not workout any of it's character! Since you mention Bitterness on this Nevis Replicia I tried the Lagulvin Replicia on emotion and it was so dam RAW ANISEED for me! Maybe I have OLD-SCHOOL/OLD-FASHION malts CONFUSION? Mortlach, Keith, Braes of Glenlivet, musty OLD casks notes, balanced caskS, clean coalfire smoke, fresh milled barley, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-9841802649132141432018-09-23T10:52:58.118-04:002018-09-23T10:52:58.118-04:00Yeah, I'm with you on this. Near the bottom of...Yeah, I'm with you on this. Near the bottom of the bottle now. It's still "unromantic, punchy stuff" but not much more than that. They could make it a cheaper NAS sort of thing, but the distillery seems to have invested in actual graphic design for the packaging, so that's my pipe dream.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-87456431932678561732018-09-15T22:19:56.447-04:002018-09-15T22:19:56.447-04:00NIce whisky, it shows the Ben Nevis character (edg...NIce whisky, it shows the Ben Nevis character (edgy, idiosyncratic, flavorful), but is a bit 1- (or 2-?) dimensional, because of the young age. Some stores sell it for same price as the 10yo Ben Nevis - I would pick the 10yo, even though I haven't tasted it.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.com