Ben Nevis 1963 40 Year Old Sherry Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Ben Nevis 37 Year Old 1970 Adelphi

Look, the fact alone that this was distilled in 1970 is reason enough for me to give it a go. It is my year of birth after all. By now it has spent more than ten years in the bottle… which can be said of me as well (oh, Mark, please). Special about this Ben Nevis is that it’s composed with malt that was produced in pot stills as well as malt that...

Score 89/100

Ben Nevis 15 Year Old 1998 Berrys' Bros & Rudd

Ben Nevis lies at the foot of Scotland’s highest mountain of the same name. It was founded by ‘Long John’ MacDonald, an infamous smuggler, in 1825. There are not many official releases, but all the more independent ones. This is one by Berry Brothers, bottled at drinking strength in 2014. Honeysweet and very fruity nose, close to being candy-like....

Score 86/100

Ben Nevis 27 Year Old 1986 Chester

I have not tried that many Ben Nevis (this is only my seventh), but with only one exception they have all been fantastic. The distillery lies at the foot of a mountain with the same name in quite an idyllic setting, close to the well known Fort William (Braveheart, anyone?). This bottling is one of the new releases by the English bottler Chester...

Score 88/100

Ben Nevis 18 Year Old 1999 Brachadair

I was pleasantly surprised with the two new releases by Belgian bottler Brachadair, who previously treated us to some great single casks: Arran, Braeval, Clynelish, Laphroaig, Linkwood and Mortlach. His new releases are a very buttery Invergordon from 1972 and a sherried Ben Nevis from 1999. I present to you today the latter with great pleasure. I...

Score 88/100