Decadent Drinks NAS 2 2014 Ben Nevis 7 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml/ 47.1%)

The second bottling in our Notable Age Statements series is a 7 year old Ben Nevis. Distilled in 2014 and matured for 7 years in a 2nd fill sherry butt before bottling at our favourite bottling strength of 100° proof. 

We chose this for the NAS series as we felt it is a great example of how good younger whiskies can be. It has power and punchiness of youth, but with a wonderfully rich layer of sherry flavour from the cask, all underpinned by a strong and clear sense of Ben Nevis's wonderful distillate character. Expect lots of earthiness, tobacco, waxiness and a nicely oily and mechanical side. A perfect counterpart to the 30 year old Blended Malt we released as NAS 1, which was conversely more about age and maturity.