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SMWS 78.70: Ben Nevis

“Spring-back serrano” · Past release, no longer on sale
Spring-back serrano - SMWS 78.70Sold outApr 2025
78.70

Spring-back serrano

SMWS regionHighland
Age10 years
ABV58.4%
Cask1st fill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 78
DistilleryBen Nevis
RegionHighland

In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 10 years.

“The Panellists noted modern gentleman's aftershave, crisp linen and spring-back leather gloves on the nose.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£60View on SMWS

SMWS 78.70 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 10 years old, bottled at 58.4%, released in the Apr 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 78.x is from Ben Nevis.

How the price compares
At £60, this 10-year-old cost less than 18 of the 23 Ben Nevis bottlings aged 8–12 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £38 to £82, with a median of £68.
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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