Dew of Ben Nevis Supreme Selection

Ben Nevis 10 Year Old

I must confess I had a soft spot for this distillery long before I began really appreciating the liquid gold. We went to Fort William a few times as kids on family holidays and I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the breath-taking views from the summit of Ben Nevis (the tallest mountain in the British Isles, if you didn’t know) on more than one...

Score 88/100

Ben Nevis 8 Year Old 2012 Duncan Taylor for Klubb23

Klubb23 had her eye on this young Ben Nevis that was finished for 7 months in a sherry octave, a small cask where the interaction between the spirit and the wood intensifies. Funny detail: the label mentions Klubb33, an innocent typo that did not immediately perturb the club members. The bottles came on the market this way. Nice and sweet nose on...

Score 86/100

Ben Nevis 10 Year Old

To be perfectly honest I don't really know any thing about Ben Nevis. I didn't even know it was the highest mountain in all of the British Isles. I didn't know the distillery was named after it. I didn't even know it sat at it's foothills. I only bought this 10 year old because I thought the label looked cool. In my defense that was over four...

Score 85/100

Ben Nevis 78.40 - Tantalisingly Sweet & Savoury

16yo Ben Nevis aged in a refill Sherry butt. “Tantalisingly sweet & savoury” @55.1% ABV and 1/562 bottles. To smell: Turkish Delight, polished timber floors, chocolate-malt for sure. Finding the sweet spot with some water, this just goes to a different level; milk chocolate, well toasted bread, butterscotch, hay, brown sugar, jaffas. To...

Score 91/100