Sold outAug 2025In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 10 years.
“As we sat in the carriage of an old steam train, a glass of cold-brew coffee cascaded over a glossy magazine and a leather satchel full of sultanas, cassia and chunks of…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 78.90 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 10 years old, bottled at 57.9%, released in the Aug 2025 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.