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Ben Nevis
(ben-NEV-is)
‘Long’ John Macdonald took out a licence for his Ben Nevis distillery on the outskirts of Fort William in 1825. His son Peter took up the reins soon after and built a significant business and by the end of the 19th century, when blended Scotch was becoming the fashion, Long John’s Dew of Ben Nevis was a successful brand.
Ben Nevis fell silent in 1978, and was sold to new owners who completely refurbished the site. In 1989, Ben Nevis was sold again, this time to the Japanese distiller Nikka. These days the Single Malt can be found as a 10 year old and Macdonald's Traditional Ben Nevis Whisky.
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Ben Nevis - Single Malts Of Scotland Single Malt - Parcel #12 2013 9 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
A small batch of four refill butts from Ben Nevis distillery has been used to create this Highland Single Malt, distilled in 2013 and aged for nine years. A stone’s throw from the River Lochy, on the outskirts of Fort William, Ben Nevis creates a f... Click for more info£64.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 9 year old Description Single Malts Of Scotland Single Malt - Parcel #12 Vintage 2013 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Single Malts of Scotland HTFW Cat. No. LP20479 -
Ben Nevis - Murray McDavid 1st Fill Lafite Cask #1685 (UK Exclusive) 2012 10 year old Whisky70cl | 56.9%
This cask strength whisky, matured in a Ist fill Chateau Lafitte cask is from the Ben Nevis distillery in Fort William, nestling in the shadow of Britain's tallest mountain. Click for more info£89.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 10 year old Description Murray McDavid 1st Fill Lafite Cask #1685 (UK Exclusive) Vintage 2012 Cask Wood Wine Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Murray McDavid HTFW Cat. No. LP20110 -
Ben Nevis - Chapter 7 Single Cask #1396 1998 25 year old Whisky70cl | 49.8%
Nose: Stone dust, candle wax, tobacco, honey, tangerine, marzipan and dark chocolate. Palate: Beeswax, bitter orange, apple juice, strong cappuccino, white pepper, apple pie, cinnamon. Click for more info£349.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 25 year old Description Chapter 7 Single Cask #1396 Vintage 1998 Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Chapter 7 HTFW Cat. No. LP19793 -
Ben Nevis - Vintage Bottlers Single Cask #1707 1996 27 year old Whisky
70cl | 44.2%
Part of the Rare Cask Series by Vintage Bottlers this single cask #1707 bottling is from the Highland distillery Ben Nevis. Matured for 27 years in a single Hogshead cask this cask strength Whisky is 1 of only 189 bottles! Bottled at Ben Nevis's mo... Click for more info£359.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 27 year old Description Vintage Bottlers Single Cask #1707 Vintage 1996 Cask Wood Hogshead Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP19611 -
Highland Park - Cooper's Choice - Heather Smoke & Strawberries Single Port Cask #496 Whisky
70cl | 55.5%
A lightly peated single malt from Highland Park distillery on Orkney, this whisky has been matured in American oak casks and then Ruby Port pipes, A marriage of heather smoke, honeyed spices and red summer fruit. Click for more info£89.95Distillery Highland Park Age Description Cooper's Choice - Heather Smoke & Strawberries Single Port Cask #496 Vintage Cask Wood Port Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Cooper's Choice HTFW Cat. No. LP18678 -
Ben Nevis - Limited Single Cask #1726 1996 26 year old Whisky
70cl | 46.4%
Distilled by Ben Nevis back in 1996, this sweet, tropical single malt had been soundly maturing in Cask No 1726 – an exceptional bourbon hogshead, for over 26 years before being bottled at cask strength by the team at Limited. Keen whisky enthusia... Click for more info£299.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 26 year old Description Limited Single Cask #1726 Vintage 1996 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Limited HTFW Cat. No. LP18577 -
Ben Nevis - Single Malts Of Scotland Single Malt - Parcel #10 2012 10 year old Whisky
70cl | 48%
Distilled at Ben Nevis in 2012, this single malt was matured in a combination of five casks for 10 years. Bottled by Elixir Distillers in 2022. Click for more info£79.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 10 year old Description Single Malts Of Scotland Single Malt - Parcel #10 Vintage 2012 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Single Malts of Scotland HTFW Cat. No. LP18211 -
Ben Nevis - Signatory Vintage - Sherry Cask 2014 8 year old Whisky
70cl | 46%
This is an eight years old single malt whisky from Ben Nevis distillery in Fort William. The whisky has been matured second fill Oloroso sherry butts and has not been chill filtered or seen any added colour. Click for more info£59.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 8 year old Description Signatory Vintage - Sherry Cask Vintage 2014 Cask Wood Oloroso Sherry Year Bottled 2023 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Signatory HTFW Cat. No. LP17861 -
Ben Nevis - His Excellency 1970 44 year old Whisky
70cl | 44.6%
£899.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 44 year old Description His Excellency Vintage 1970 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength No Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP17758 -
Ben Nevis - Old And Rare - Single Oloroso Sherry Cask 1991 31 year old Whisky
70cl | 62.1%
Bottled as part of Hunter Laing's Old and Rare Collection, this Single Malt was distilled at Ben Nevis in 1991. Patiently maturing in a single Oloroso sherry cask for 31 years, only 540 bottles were produced from this outrun. Click for more info£1,199.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 31 year old Description Old And Rare - Single Oloroso Sherry Cask Vintage 1991 Cask Wood Oloroso Sherry Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Hunter Laing HTFW Cat. No. LP16830 -
Ben Nevis - Vintage Bottlers - Single Cask 1997 26 year old Whisky
70cl | 47.1%
A dream come true for dessert connoisseurs, this 26 year old single cask from Ben Nevis is creamy, unctuous and beautifully balanced. Nose: Creamy, with homemade vanilla fudge, peanut brittle and a lovely soft milk chocolate note. Dig a little deepe... Click for more info£424.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 26 year old Description Vintage Bottlers - Single Cask Vintage 1997 Cask Wood Hogshead Year Bottled Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP16651 -
Ben Nevis - Chapter 7 Single Cask #543 2013 8 year old Whisky
70cl | 54%
Built in 1825 Ben Nevis has had many owners. Joseph Hobbs, a spirits smuggler during prohibition, owned the distillery from 1951 to 1981. The distillery is now owned by Asahi Group and one-third of its new make is going into Nikka blends. Ben Nevis h... Click for more info£77.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 8 year old Description Chapter 7 Single Cask #543 Vintage 2013 Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler Chapter 7 HTFW Cat. No. LP16513 -
Ben Nevis - Battlehill Cognac Cask Single Malt 2013 9 year old Whisky
70cl | 46%
Battlehill is one of many historical landmarks situated in and around Huntly that holds a particular significance in the history of Scotland. The Battlehill range by Duncan Taylor is a commemoration to this rich history. This particular expression wa... Click for more info£66.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 9 year old Description Battlehill Cognac Cask Single Malt Vintage 2013 Cask Wood Cognac Year Bottled 2022 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Duncan Taylor HTFW Cat. No. LP16300 -
Ben Nevis - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company - Batch #16 25 year old Whisky
50cl | 55.8%
Only 783 bottles are available of TBWC's batch #16 from Ben Nevis. This Single Malt has been matured fro an impressive 25 year in sherry cask wood. Click for more info£259.85Distillery Ben Nevis Age 25 year old Description That Boutique-Y Whisky Company - Batch #16 Vintage Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler That Boutique-Y HTFW Cat. No. LP16227 -
Ben Nevis - Chapter 7 - Single Cask #30 1997 24 year old Whisky
70cl | 53%
Ben Nevis casks are becoming a rare find these days, so the Chapter 7 team are proud to offer this twenty four year old Malt matured in a single Bourbon Hogshead from 1997. Aromas of fresh almonds, ground barley, chalk and old cigars intermingle o... Click for more info£299.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 24 year old Description Chapter 7 - Single Cask #30 Vintage 1997 Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2021 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler Chapter 7 HTFW Cat. No. LP14738 -
Ben Nevis - Highland Single Malt 10 year old Whisky
70cl | 46%
On the nose there is an abundance of character with floral, fragrant, honey, citrus fruits of orange and beeswax with elements of toffee and vanilla aromas. Initial spicy notes lead to an energy of cereal flavours. Smooth creaminess of dark chocolate... Click for more info£59.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 10 year old Description Highland Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP14481 -
Ben Nevis - Provenance Single Cask #14658 2012 8 year old Whisky
70cl | 46%
Provenance single cask single malts from Douglas Laing offer a taste of the hugely varied work of Scotland's whisky regions. This 8 year old Ben Nevis single malt whisky, bottled in 2021, is one of 404 bottles aged exclusively in a refill hogshead.... Click for more info£74.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 8 year old Description Provenance Single Cask #14658 Vintage 2012 Cask Wood Refill Hogsheads Year Bottled 2021 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Douglas Laing Co HTFW Cat. No. LP13558 -
Ben Nevis - Scottish Folklore Series 1st Release 1972 45 year old Whisky
70cl | 43.2%
This 1972 Ben Nevis single malt whisky is named Cù-Sìth after a ‘terrifying’ large hound, reputed to possess a murderous bark and to stalk the Highlands, preying upon weary travellers. Anyone who hears the beast bark three t... Click for more info£2,999.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 45 year old Description Scottish Folklore Series 1st Release Vintage 1972 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2018 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Scottish Folklore HTFW Cat. No. LP9317 -
Ben Nevis - Single Cask Cask Strength 1984 25 year old Whisky
70cl | 56%
A 25 year old single cask Ben Nevis that was vatted into Sherry casks in 1998 for its final maturation Click for more info£1,399.95Distillery Ben Nevis Age 25 year old Description Single Cask Cask Strength Vintage 1984 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2010 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP690 -
Ben Nevis - Heavily Peated - Signatory Vintage 100 Proof 2019 4 year old Whisky
70cl | 57.1%
Out of stockDistillery Ben Nevis Age 4 year old Description Heavily Peated - Signatory Vintage 100 Proof Vintage 2019 Cask Wood Oloroso Sherry Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Signatory HTFW Cat. No. LP19668
