Sold outApr 2022In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 9 years.
“Initially strawberries and cream arrived with tinned sugar syrup and chewy nougat, however following close behind were deeper aromas of tea leaves, tobacco and nut skins.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 78.59 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 9 years old, bottled at 57.8%, released in the Apr 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 78.x is from Ben Nevis.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
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.