Ben Nevis 14 Year Old 1997 Provenance Douglas Laing

Ben Nevis 1991 / 23 Year Old / Sherry #2914 / Signatory

Ben Nevis is a distillery near Fort William at the foot of the mountain with the same name. It is, by the way, the highest mountain in the UK with its peak at 1344 meters. In my experience Ben Nevis can be somewhat hit & miss, so let’s see how I like this 23 year old from 1991. It was bottled by Signatory in 2015 in their well-known Cask...

Score 89/100

Ben Nevis 16 Year Old 1997 The Whiskyman

My experience with Ben Nevis is rather limited. This is only my eight. The older ones were all truly lovely while the younglings were more hit and miss. This teenager from the Age Matters series by The Whiskyman matured for 16 years on – I presume – a bourbon cask. Ha, guimauve! Always special to find this on the nose of a whisky. Does not happen...

Score 84/100

Ben Nevis Glencoe 8 Year Old

A friend told me of a camping trip several years ago in Glencoe, Scotland. He and his buddies were holed up in the only pub in town. After several rounds they noticed a dusty bottle behind the bar named "Glencoe". They asked for a round. The barkeep said, "You're not ready for Glencoe" and refused to pour any for them. While in...

Score 95/100

Ben Nevis 16 Year Old The Rare Casks Abbey Whisky

A little over a month ago I was contacted by the owner of Abbey Whisky who asked me if I'd like to try a couple new whiskies that he'd just bottled and better yet would I like to try them in a tweet tasting. I'd heard of tweet tastings before, tastings where whisky geeks from all over the world get together at one agreed upon time and try whiskies...

Score 90/100