Ben Nevis 1966 25 Year Old

Ben Nevis 1984 25 Year Old

Ben Nevis distillery is located in Fort William and sits at the base of Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain. It is said to have been founded in 1825 by “Long John” McDonald. After many changes in ownership the Ben Nevis Distillery (Fort William) Ltd acquired the distillery in 1955 and installed a Coffey still to also enable the production of...

Score 87/100

Ben Nevis 6 Year Old 2015 Adelphi

My whisky buddy Manny brought a bottle with him on his last visit. It involved a very young Ben Nevis that spent barely 6 years on a very active 1st fill oloroso sherry butt. The cask still yielded 588 bottles after 6 years, at a devilishly high ABV of 62.2%. Oh boy. Blood sausage! Or black pudding as they say. And not even a little bit. So umami,...

Score 88/100

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 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