Sold outOct 2023In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 9 years.
“Devoid of a map, or any notion of destination, we followed our noses through rum and raisin fudge, old yet soft leather and seasoned logs from a eucalyptus tree.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 78.73 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 9 years old, bottled at 58.8%, released in the Oct 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.