Ben Nevis 1970 The Sea Sherry Butt Moon Import

Ben Nevis 78.40 - Tantalisingly Sweet & Savoury

16yo Ben Nevis aged in a refill Sherry butt. “Tantalisingly sweet & savoury” @55.1% ABV and 1/562 bottles. To smell: Turkish Delight, polished timber floors, chocolate-malt for sure. Finding the sweet spot with some water, this just goes to a different level; milk chocolate, well toasted bread, butterscotch, hay, brown sugar, jaffas. To...

Score 91/100

Ben Nevis 8 Year Old 2012 Duncan Taylor for Klubb23

Klubb23 had her eye on this young Ben Nevis that was finished for 7 months in a sherry octave, a small cask where the interaction between the spirit and the wood intensifies. Funny detail: the label mentions Klubb33, an innocent typo that did not immediately perturb the club members. The bottles came on the market this way. Nice and sweet nose on...

Score 86/100

Ben Nevis 42 Year Old 1966 Alc-Hem-Ist

Alchemist, the label says Alc-Hem-Ist, is the brain child of Gordon Wright, who (together with Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin) resurrected Bruichladdich. Initially his label received quite some acclaim, but today nothing much is heard or seen from it. Despite the fact that they bottled quite a few beauties, such as this 42 Year Old Ben Nevis. The...

Score 90/100

Ben Nevis 16 Year Old The Rare Casks Abbey Whisky

A little over a month ago I was contacted by the owner of Abbey Whisky who asked me if I'd like to try a couple new whiskies that he'd just bottled and better yet would I like to try them in a tweet tasting. I'd heard of tweet tastings before, tastings where whisky geeks from all over the world get together at one agreed upon time and try whiskies...

Score 90/100