Ben Nevis 1971 30 Year Old

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

Ben Nevis Wilson & Morgan 1996 16 Year Old

Now we're on to my third (and final) Wilson & Morgan sample. This one comes from Ben Nevis, distilled in 1996 and matured for 12 years in sherry oak (cask #799). Ben Nevis was founded 1825 by "Long John" Macdonald (who inspired the Long John blend). At its height, it was huge, being both a distillery and a sawmill, employing 230...

Score 82/100

Ben Nevis 22 Year Old 1996 Archives ‘Fishes’

Archives is het label under which the owners of Whiskybase bottle and in 2018 and 2019 they bottled two hogsheads of Ben Nevis 1996. Hogshead #521 got a reptile on the label and was shipped to Shinanoya in Japan, hogshead #1862 got a fish and remained in Europe. I am happy to be able to put them head-to-head, ending with the 22 years old for the...

Score 88/100

Ben Nevis Single & Single Ben Nevis 21 yo

**Nose:** Not surprising – but this one’s packed with dried fruit : plum, date, sultana, it has got it all. thick rich, sherry influence, with some winter spice, chocolate, and quite a lot of polished wood, which is nice. **Palate:** Thick and rich, and would benefit quite nicely from a few drops of water, Xmas cake, more dried fruit, and some...

Score 90/100