Ben Nevis

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Summary: Height 155mm

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Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age: 10 Year Old   Vintage: 
Strength: 46%   Bottler: 
Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – A full-bodied malt with a whiff of peat. 'Brilliant! Just a hint of fettered spice, and then waves of oak and malt with vanilla… A truly great malt. 9/10' Jim Murray in Whisky Magazine, Sept 2000

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Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age: 15 Year Old   Vintage: 2009
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Summary: Special limited edition bottling for the year of Homecoming. Ben Nevis Ben Nevis Distillery is a Highland distillery situated at Inverlochy just north of Fort William on the west coast of Scotland and rests at the foot of Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain. Founded by Angus McDonnell in 1825 and opened a year later as Benevas malt distillery. Nevis Distillery was built next door as an extension to Ben Nevis Distillery in 1878 but closed in 1908. A Coffey’s Still was installed in 1955 and both malt and grain whisky were produced simultaneously until 1981. Drawing cold clear water from the elevated slopes of Ben Nevis which are often snow covered in summer. Now prospering in the Nikka whisky portfolio, Ben Nevis malt whisky is bottled by the distillery as single malt and blended whisky. No tasting notes at present.

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Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age: 19 Year Old   Vintage: 1992
Strength: 46%   Bottler: 
Summary: 70cl / 46% / Signatory – A 19 year old whisky from Ben Nevis, bottled by independant bottler Signatory. Distilled in 1992 and matured in a sherry butt.

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Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age: 13 Year Old   Vintage: 
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Summary: Single cask #900021. A 13-year old cask strength bottling from the classic Highland malt whisky distillery situated in Fort William. Ben Nevis Ben Nevis Distillery is a Highland distillery situated at Inverlochy just north of Fort William on the west coast of Scotland and rests at the foot of Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain. Founded by Angus McDonnell in 1825 and opened a year later as Benevas malt distillery. Nevis Distillery was built next door as an extension to Ben Nevis Distillery in 1878 but closed in 1908. A Coffey’s Still was installed in 1955 and both malt and grain whisky were produced simultaneously until 1981. Drawing cold clear water from the elevated slopes of Ben Nevis which are often snow covered in summer. Now prospering in the Nikka whisky portfolio, Ben Nevis malt whisky is bottled by the distillery as single malt and blended whisky. The nose of this fine 13-year-old Malt is very expressive, giving citrus, honey, coffee and nuts with some toasted oak. To taste there is a progressive build up of creamy malt, more nuttiness and sustained rich fruitiness. The finish offers a little dark toffee.

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Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age: 19 Year Old   Vintage: 1992
Strength: 55.2%   Bottler: 
Summary: 70cl / 55.2% / Signatory – A 1992 vintage whisky from Ben Nevis, a distillery who produces a lot of spirit that goes into Japanese blends. This was bottled at cask strength after 19 years in a sherry butt by Signatory as part of their Cask Strength Collection.

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Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age: 12 Year Old   Vintage: 1996
Strength: 56.8%   Bottler: 
Summary: 70cl / 56.8% / Distillery Bottling – A cask strength distillery bottling of Ben Nevis 12 year old from the 1996 vintage. This is another single cask bottled for Swedish whisky society TKS and, as with their previous port wood bottling, this has been re-racked – this time into a fresh bourbon cask.

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Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
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Summary: Peated Ben Nevis in commemoration of 185 years of the Ben Nevis distillery. This single malt is a recreation of the Ben Nevis distillery style from 130 years ago – young and peaty. Limited edition of 700 numbered bottles. Ben Nevis Ben Nevis Distillery is a Highland distillery situated at Inverlochy just north of Fort William on the west coast of Scotland and rests at the foot of Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain. Ben Nevis Distillery was established by John McDonald in 1825 and in order to meet the demand for fine Ben Nevis Highland malt whisky the Nevis Distillery was established in 1878. Nevis Distillery closed in 1908. A Coffey’s Still was installed in Ben Nevis Distillery in 1955 and both malt and grain whiskies were produced simultaneously until 1981. Ben Nevis Distillery welcomes visitors at the distillery visitor centre and offers tours of the distillery.  Nose: Hot, warming spices cinnamon and black pepper. Chargrilled beef burger with sweet sherry, new make, ash and smoke. Seville orange peel. Palate: surprisingly soft with a very oily mouthfeel. Oak, ash, barely sugars, porridge and pine needles with wonderfully sweet sherry. Finish: Very oily, more sweet sherry notes, ask and smoke envelopes the mouth.

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