Ben Nevis 1990 8 Year Old Signatory

Ben Nevis 9 Year Old Single Cask

This expression of Ben Nevis was aged by Murray McDavid in their dunnage warehouses at the now silent Coleburn Distillery. It was initially aged in a bourbon hogshead before spending 3 and a half years in a Premier-Cru (Pouillac) cask. It is bottled at 57.6%. This cask (no.1683) had an out-turn of 324 bottles and was chosen by Tyndrum Whisky, an...

Score 89/100

Ben Nevis 42 Year Old 1966 Alc-Hem-Ist

Alchemist, the label says Alc-Hem-Ist, is the brain child of Gordon Wright, who (together with Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin) resurrected Bruichladdich. Initially his label received quite some acclaim, but today nothing much is heard or seen from it. Despite the fact that they bottled quite a few beauties, such as this 42 Year Old Ben Nevis. The...

Score 90/100

Ben Nevis 10 Year Old 2010 SWMS 78.43 Dark Side Of The Honey Spoon

'Dark Side of the Honey Spoon'... who comes up with these things? That's what the boys and girls of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society do for each of their bottlings, because the name of the distillery is not on the label. Not that it's a big secret, though. This is a 10-year-old Ben Nevis. But 61.9%? Maybe just keep some water on hand. Yes, that...

Score 88/100

Ben Nevis SMWS 78.41 (19 year - Dec. 31st, 1997) - Refill ex-Oloroso sherry butt

Despite the name, this is not what I would call a "sherry bomb" at least not like a Macallan Cask Strength or Aberlour A'bunadah. This Ben Nevis is lighter in color and mouthfeel; not as "heavy". On the nose, white raisins, toffee, flan syrup, tobacco leaf and almond. The palate is VERY dry. Notes of treacle, red licorice and...

Score 93/100