Sold outJun 2023In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 9 years.
“A slab of toffee was being consumed by the soot from a volcanic eruption, joined by smouldering hay bales and a new first aid kit.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 78.71 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 9 years old, bottled at 66.8%, released in the Jun 2023 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.