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SMWS 78.53: Ben Nevis

“Death in the Afternoon” · Past release, no longer on sale
Death in the Afternoon - SMWS 78.53Sold outNov 2021
78.53

Death in the Afternoon

SMWS regionHighland
Age8 years
ABV60%
Outturn289 bottles
Cask2nd fill ex-oloroso sherry hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 78
DistilleryBen Nevis
RegionHighland

In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 8 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member We discovered sherry-derived earthiness on the nose – dried figs and dates, orange peel, fly cemeteries, hints of rum and dusty Pamplona…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£53.90View on SMWS

SMWS 78.53 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 8 years old, bottled at 60%, released in the Nov 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 78.x is from Ben Nevis.

How the price compares
At £53.90, this 8-year-old cost less than 13 of the 17 Ben Nevis bottlings aged 8–10 released 2021–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £49 to £72, with a median of £59.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Ben Nevis

Under the shoulder of Britain's highest mountain at Fort William, Long John MacDonald founded Ben Nevis in 1825. Its spirit is big, characterful and, at times, wonderfully wild, a distillery with a cult all its own. Owned since 1989 by Japan's Nikka, a quiet marriage of Highland and Japanese sensibilities.

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