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SMWS 78.91: Ben Nevis

“A rugged Highlander” · Past release, no longer on sale

Sold outMay 2025

78.91

A rugged Highlander

SMWS regionHighland

Age12 years

ABV57.4%

Casknew American oak htmc hogshead & 1st fill American oak px hogshead

SpiritMalt Whisky

Distillery from SMWS code 78
DistilleryBen Nevis
RegionHighland

In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 12 years.

“Ready to embrace your taste for adventure?…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

£80View on SMWS

SMWS 78.91 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 12 years old, bottled at 57.4%, released in the May 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 78.x is from Ben Nevis.

How the price compares

At £80, this 12-year-old cost more than 11 of the 14 Ben Nevis bottlings aged 10–13 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £38 to £87, with a median of £71.

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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