Ben Nevis 1969 26 Year Old

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 Signatory 22yr old 1991 Sherry Butt

A lovely drop from the foot of Ben Nevis. This distillery of the same name but this is an indie bottling from Signatory. A 1991 vintage, distilled 16.08.91 and bottled 22 years later 10.04.14. A highland spirit stored in a sherry butt. Cask 2910 bottle 46 of 819. NCF. Natural colour. Light gold in appearance with some grassy and citrus fruit...

Score 89/100

Ben Nevis 16 Year Old 1998 Old Particular

Deep in the Highlands at the foot of Britain’s highest mountain, close to Fort William, you will find this Japanese-owned distillery: Ben Nevis. Today I will try a single cask, cut to 48,8% ABV, from the stables of Douglas Laing. The spirit was distilled in May 1998 and bottled in November 2014. The nose is very sweet. Toffee, caramel and...

Score 83/100

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