Ben Nevis 26 Year Old 1996 (Vintage Bottlers) | 700ML

A single cask offering from the Ben Nevis distillery, matured in a hogshead for 26 years between March 1996 and August 2022. The whisky was independently bottled by Vintage Bottlers for its Rare Cask series, with a total release of 252 bottles, without added colour or chill filtration.

Ben Nevis 26 Year Old 1996 (Vintage Bottlers) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Ripe banana peel with black spots and chenpi formed the top aromas. Soon after the liquorice, lots of thymes were found. Grass jelly, golden gooseberries, some leather sofa and black peppers, even copper near the end. More metallic after a sip.

Palate: Ripe banana, slightly rotten mandarin oranges, sweet spices. A wave of metallic dirt, then preserved vegetable, masala and liquorice.

Finish: Wet burnt wood, black peppers, banana peels, cinnamon, rubber, crushed leave and nutmeg.

Distillery Information

Ben Nevis sits just at the base of its namesake, Scotland’s highest mountain. A coastal distillery in the Western Highlands, Ben Nevis draws its water from the Allt a’Mhuilinn which originates from two pools, Coire Leis and Coire na’Ciste, which are both sited a good way up the mountain. The distillery was founded in 1825, by the gloriously named ‘Long John’ MacDonald, for whom the renowned Long John blended Scotch was named. After Long John’s death in 1856, ownership was passed down to Donald McDonald, his son. A second distillery was sited nearby in 1878 and named Nevis Distillery. In a bid to keep up with growing demand, both distilleries eventually became one in the early twentieth century. The distillery joined the ranks of those experimenting with continuous distillation, installing a Coffey still in 1955 which remained on the site for twenty-six years. The famed Japanese company Nikka acquired the distillery in 1989 and subsequently the quality was markedly improved. The heart of the range has been, for some time, the ten year-old. There have also been a few cask-finishes, limited editions and independent bottlings, notably from Blackadder and Douglas Laing. In 1991, a visitor centre was opened, utilizing the wealth of tourists in the area, particularly those travelling to the rocky peak above the distillery.

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