Ben Nevis Whisky

At the foot of Britain's highest mountain, whisky has been distilled since 1825. Ben Nevis is one of the Highlands' most storied names – founded by a man they called "Long John", and today in Japanese hands.

Ben Nevis 10 Years Old Glencoe Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 46%

Item no.: 222278656667-10

Glencoe is the glen where the mountains close in on the road and the light only reaches the bottom for a couple of hours a day. A whisky carrying the name of that valley is not supposed to be light. It is meant to hold some of the same weight, and it does.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 10 Glencoe is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky matured in oak casks and bottled at 46 % without chill filtration.
A blended malt consists purely of malt whisky from several distilleries, meaning no grain whisky at all. Glencoe is built on malt from the Ben Nevis distillery at the foot of the highest mountain in Scotland and is bottled with ten years as the guaranteed minimum age.
The 46 % and the absence of chill filtration are chosen to keep the oils in the whisky. That gives a thicker texture and a more complex nose than an equivalent blended malt at 40 % would carry, and it is one reason the bottling has stayed in the range.
Tasting notes
Nose
Ripe banana and orange marmalade first, then spiced oak and toasted nuts.
Palate
Soft and mouth filling with an elegant fruit sweetness. Orange and banana step forward first, then spice and dark chocolate add depth.
Finish
Long and soft, with chocolate and spiced notes travelling together all the way out.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 10 år Glencoe
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Edition: Glencoe
Flavour profile
Fruity · Spiced · Full bodied · Nutty · Soft
Did you know?
The Ben Nevis distillery was founded in 1825 by John Macdonald, known as Long John for his height. The name was later sold on as a trademark and ended up on a whisky quite different from what the distillery makes itself.
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80,25EUR
Ben Nevis 10 years old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280230

Ben Nevis has never tried to be elegant. The spirit is heavy, waxy and a shade unpolished, and that is exactly why the Japanese bought the distillery. They wanted raw material with muscle, not with manners.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 10 years is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in bourbon casks and sherry casks and bottled at 46 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The distillery sits in Fort William at the foot of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Scotland, and has been running since 1825. Nikka bought it in 1989, and a large share of production has found its way into Japanese blends since, which has made official bottlings a smaller part of the house than at most others.
The ten year old is the standing release of the distillery and one of the clearest expressions of the house style. The combination of bourbon and sherry casks gives both honey and dried fruit, but it is the weight of the spirit itself that carries the whisky, not the wood.
Tasting notes
Nose
A flower shop, honey and citrus fruit, with cream toffee behind. A faintly waxy note sits under it all.
Palate
Spiced at the start with a turn towards honeyed sweetness. Spice and acidity give a warm feel in the mouth, and the texture is thick without being heavy.
Finish
Long and powerful with dark chocolate and spice.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 10 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks and sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 5026673000234
Flavour profile
Full bodied · Honeyed · Spiced · Waxy · Fruity
Did you know?
Ben Nevis supplied new make spirit to Japan for many years, where it was matured and later sold on as Japanese whisky. That was entirely legal at the time, and binding rules for what may be called Japanese whisky only arrived in 2021.
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Ben Nevis 1996/2021 Wilson & Morgan 25 years old Highland Single Malt Whisky 52,1%

Item no.: 22227865369-317 - 0522

Twenty-five years in cask, the final thirty months of them in Oloroso. That is a long time to let a whisky work, and longer still to wait and find out whether the decision was right. The Italians at Wilson & Morgan have a habit of getting it right.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 1996/2021 Wilson & Morgan 25 years is a Highland Single Malt Whisky matured in casks no. 1819 and 1820, finished in Oloroso sherry casks for 30 months and bottled at 52.1 %.
Wilson & Morgan is an Italian whisky house, run by the Rossi family from Treviso since 1992. The house is known for buying casks early, letting them lie long and finishing them in carefully chosen sherry wood, and that method suits Ben Nevis well, since its spirit carries the weight needed to take the treatment.
The whisky was distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2021 from two casks kept together throughout. The thirty months in Oloroso are not a short finish but a genuine second maturation, and it reads clearly in the dark fruit and the spice.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dark fruit, walnut and orange peel, with a waxy undertone from the spirit and a hint of leather.
Palate
Powerful and dense with fig, raisin and bitter chocolate. The sherry takes up room, but the Ben Nevis weight holds back and lets the spice come through.
Finish
Very long and dry with dark fruit, tobacco and a warm spiced close.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 1996/2021 Wilson & Morgan 25 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Wilson & Morgan
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Whisky
Age: 25 years
ABV: 52,1 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Casks no. 1819 and 1820, finished in Oloroso sherry casks for 30 months
Distilled: 1996
Bottled: 2021
Flavour profile
Sherry matured · Full bodied · Spiced · Waxy · Dry
Investment potential
High. Twenty-five year old Ben Nevis bottlings are scarce, because most of the 1990s spirit went into blends, and Wilson & Morgan releases from that decade are sought after by collectors of Italian bottlings.
Did you know?
Italy was the largest single malt market in Europe through the 1970s and 1980s, long before the British discovered the category themselves. It is one reason several of the finest old casks today carry Italian names on the label.
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Ben Nevis 1998/2025 Lady of the Glen 26 years old Single Highland Malt Whisky 43.2%

Item no.: 222225-5587

A refill hogshead gives up very little. It has been used before, the sugar layers are spent, and so it takes twenty-six years to reach where a first fill cask would have been at ten. In return, what you taste is the spirit and not the wood.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 1998/2025 Lady of the Glen 26 years is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in a refill hogshead, cask no. 176, and bottled at 43.2 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The whisky was distilled on 11 May 1998 and bottled on 4 April 2025. The cask yielded 276 bottles, and the strength of 43.2 % is what the cask gave after twenty-six years rather than the result of dilution. That says something about how long it lay and how much evaporated along the way.
Lady of the Glen is run by Gregor Hannah under Hannah Whisky Merchants and works consistently with natural colour, no chill filtration and bottling at the strength the cask offers. It is a line that lets the character of the distillery come through, and with Ben Nevis that is precisely the point.
Tasting notes
Nose
Tropical fruit with pineapple and passion fruit up front, then sweet malt and light pastry.
Palate
Soft and balanced with fruity sweetness, a creamy texture and discreet spice. The low cask strength makes it remarkably easy to drink for its age.
Finish
Long, warm and complex with fruit, malt and a last touch of oak.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 1998/2025 Lady of the Glen 26 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Lady of the Glen
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 26 years
ABV: 43,2 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Refill hogshead, cask no. 176
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 11 May 1998
Bottled: 4 April 2025
Number of bottles: 276
Flavour profile
Tropical fruit · Soft · Creamy · Malty · Lightly spiced
Investment potential
High. Twenty-six years in cask, 276 bottles and a single refill hogshead is a combination that cannot be repeated. Lady of the Glen has built a steady following among single cask collectors, and their older Ben Nevis casks disappear quickly.
Did you know?
A hogshead holds around 250 litres and is typically rebuilt from 200 litre American bourbon barrels by adding extra staves. The slightly larger volume gives a lower wood to liquid ratio, so the whisky matures more slowly.
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402,00EUR
Ben Nevis 1999/2025 Little Brown Dog 26 Years Old Single Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50,5%

Item no.: 059763-615-6659

A Japanese koi carp swims across the label. That is not decorative filler. Ben Nevis shipped new make spirit to Japan for decades, where it was matured and later sold on under a different flag, and Little Brown Dog chose to put that story on the bottle rather than leave it alone.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 1999/2025 Little Brown Dog 26 years is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a 2nd fill bourbon hogshead and bottled at 50.5 %.
The whisky was distilled on 24 June 1999 and bottled on 30 June 2025, twenty-six years later almost to the day. The cask yielded 220 bottles and there are no others. A 2nd fill hogshead gives up its influence slowly, so after this long it is the structure of the spirit rather than the wood that carries the whisky.
Little Brown Dog was founded in 2018 in Aberdeenshire by two men who left steady jobs to work with spirits. The house is known for full transparency about process and origin, and their single casks are chosen for character rather than for the name of the distillery.
Tasting notes
Nose
Ripe fruit, honey and cereal with a clear touch of citrus oil.
Palate
An extra layer of warmth and depth with pineapple tart, crisp puff pastry, nutmeg, toffee and vanilla.
Finish
Soft and lightly mineral with fine balance and a long, calm close.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 1999/2025 Little Brown Dog 26 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Little Brown Dog
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 26 years
ABV: 50,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 2nd fill bourbon hogshead
Distilled: 24 June 1999
Bottled: 30 June 2025
Number of bottles: 220
Edition: Single Cask
Flavour profile
Tropical fruit · Honeyed · Full bodied · Mineral · Cask strength
Investment potential
High. Twenty-six year old Ben Nevis from a single cask in 220 bottles cannot be recreated, and 1990s spirit grows scarcer, since most of it went into blends and to Japan at the time.
Did you know?
In the 1960s Ben Nevis experimented with combining malt and grain spirit before maturation and letting them age together in the same cask. The method is called blended at birth and has scarcely been used by any other Scottish distillery.
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Ben Nevis 2011/2023 Hepburns Choice 11 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 059763-615-927

A sherry butt holds around five hundred litres, twice what an ordinary cask carries. That means less wood surface per drop and a slower, more measured maturation. Eleven years does not sound like much, but in a butt they count differently.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2011/2023 Hepburn's Choice 11 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a sherry butt and bottled at 46 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The cask was filled in 2011 and drawn in 2023, yielding 880 bottles. That is a high outturn, but it follows from a cask of that size, and it also means the bottling actually reached an audience rather than vanishing within a week.
Hepburn's Choice is a range from Hunter Laing, the family firm behind Ardnahoe on Islay among others. The range consists purely of single casks bottled at 46 % without filtration or colouring, and it is intended as the honest working series of the house rather than as prestige releases.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dried fig, walnut and a dry sherry note. Behind it sit malt and a suggestion of orange peel.
Palate
Full and dry with raisin, cocoa and spiced oak. The Ben Nevis weight keeps the sherry in check rather than giving way to it.
Finish
Long and dry with nut, dark chocolate and a warm note of spice.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2011/2023 Hepburn's Choice 11 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Hepburn's Choice
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 11 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry butt
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2011
Bottled: 2023
Number of bottles: 880
Edition: Single Cask
Flavour profile
Sherry matured · Dry · Nutty · Full bodied · Spiced
Investment potential
Medium. The bottling comes from one cask and cannot be remade, but the 880 bottles make it less scarce than most single casks. The Hunter Laing ranges hold a steady position among collectors of independent bottlings.
Did you know?
Hunter Laing was split off from Douglas Laing in 2013, when brothers Stewart and Fred Laing divided the family firm between them. Stewart took the single cask stocks with him and later built Ardnahoe on Islay.
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127,25EUR
Ben Nevis 2012 Cadenheads 9 years old Warehouse Tasting Single Malt Highland Whisky 56,7%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-19727990123

The Warehouse Tasting bottles are drawn straight from the Cadenhead warehouse in Campbeltown and filled for the tastings held on site. You rarely meet them anywhere other than with a glass in hand between the casks.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2012/2021 Cadenhead's 9 years Warehouse Tasting is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in a Manzanilla hogshead, finished from 2020 and bottled at 56.7 % cask strength without chill filtration and without added colour.
Wm Cadenhead is the oldest independent bottler in Scotland, founded in Aberdeen in 1842 and based today in Campbeltown next door to Springbank. The Warehouse Tasting series consists of a small handful of casks each year, chosen for the tastings the house runs itself, and they are bottled raw and unadjusted.
Manzanilla is a dry sherry from Sanlucar de Barrameda on the Atlantic coast, and the cask gives a saltier, more mineral influence than an Oloroso would. The Ben Nevis went into the cask in 2020 after eight years in its original wood, and the combination of dry sherry and the oily weight of the distillery is unusual.
Tasting notes
Nose
Salted almond, dry hay and a sharp mineral note. Behind it sit oily malt and a touch of green apple.
Palate
Powerful and dry with salted nut, lemon peel and an oily middle. The cask strength bites, but the whisky has the body to carry it.
Finish
Long, dry and salty with a lingering mineral edge.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2012/2021 Cadenhead's 9 år Warehouse Tasting
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Cadenhead's
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 9 years
ABV: 56,7 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Manzanilla hogshead, finished from 2020
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2012
Bottled: 2021
Edition: Warehouse Tasting
Flavour profile
Dry · Maritime · Mineral · Nutty · Cask strength
Investment potential
High. Warehouse Tasting bottlings are made in very small quantities for the Cadenhead tastings and rarely reach normal distribution. The combination of Ben Nevis and a Manzanilla cask makes it harder still to replace.
Did you know?
Cadenhead has never put a distillery logo or house colours on its labels. The firm uses the same sober template for everything, whether the contents come from an obscure distillery or from one of the best known names in Scotland.
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Ben Nevis 2013/2021 Signatory 7 year old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

Item no.: 22227865555-99632

Seven years is young for a Highland malt, and that is exactly why it is interesting. The cask has not taken charge yet, and the raw, oily character of the Ben Nevis spirit still stands and fills the glass on its own.
Please note: There is rust on the cap of the bottle. It does not affect the contents, but it is worth knowing before you order.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2013/2021 Signatory Vintage 7 years is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in hogsheads, casks no. 414 and 415, and bottled at 46 %.
The bottling is assembled from two hogsheads that were kept together and drawn as one. That does not make it a single cask, but the outturn is still small, and the two casks were chosen because they pulled in the same direction.
Signatory Vintage was founded in Edinburgh in 1988 by Andrew Symington and has been based at the Edradour distillery in Pitlochry since 2002. The house is known for bottling young casks where the style of the distillery is still clear, rather than banking on age alone.
Tasting notes
Nose
Fresh barley, green apple and a lightly oily note. Vanilla and hay sit behind it.
Palate
Young and direct with malt, lemon peel and a powerful cereal core. The oak stays discreet and lets the spirit talk.
Finish
Medium, dry and malty with a light peppery edge.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2013/2021 Signatory Vintage 7 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 7 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Hogshead, casks no. 414 and 415
Distilled: 2013
Bottled: 2021
Flavour profile
Malty · Fresh · Dry · Oily · Youthful
Did you know?
Signatory bought Edradour in 2002, at the time the smallest distillery in Scotland with two men in production. The house moved its bottling there and today runs both distillery and bottling business from the same address in Pitlochry.
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80,25EUR
Ben Nevis 2013/2021 Signatory 8 year old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

Item no.: 2255-99634

Eight years and one month between filling and bottling. Signatory notes the dates precisely, down to the day, and that is not pedantry. It is the kind of information that makes it possible to understand why two bottles from the same distillery taste different.
Please note: The cap on the bottle is rusty. It has no bearing on the whisky inside, but we would rather say so up front.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2013/2021 Signatory Vintage 8 years is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in hogsheads, casks no. 427 and 429, and bottled at 46 %.
The whisky went into cask on 17 October 2013 and was drawn on 19 November 2021. Two hogsheads were bottled together, which gives a slightly larger outturn than a single cask, but it remains a limited release from two casks that lay side by side.
This and the seven year old sister bottling come from the same distillation day. The difference lies purely in which casks were chosen and when they were drawn, which makes the pair an unusually good exercise in what a single year in cask actually means.
Tasting notes
Nose
Malt, pear and pale oak with a note of melted butter. A hint of wet stone sits behind it.
Palate
Rounder than the seven year old with honey, cereal and a touch of cinnamon. The oily texture is still there, but the edges have been worn down a little.
Finish
Medium and warm with malt, oak and a dry close.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2013/2021 Signatory Vintage 8 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 8 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Hogshead, casks no. 427 and 429
Distilled: 17 October 2013
Bottled: 19 November 2021
EAN no.: 5021944116133
Flavour profile
Malty · Honeyed · Soft · Oily · Lightly spiced
Did you know?
Signatory has printed the distillation date and the bottling date on the label from the start. That was far from normal in 1988, when most bottlers made do with an age statement, and the practice has since spread across the trade.
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73,50EUR
Ben Nevis 2014 Signatory Vintage 8 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 059763-615-685

The bottle sits low and broad with a short neck, closer to an apothecary jar than a whisky bottle. Signatory has used that shape for its Decanter Collection for years, and it stands out on the shelf against everything else in the range.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2014 Signatory Vintage 8 years Decanter Collection is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Oloroso sherry butts and bottled at 46 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The Decanter Collection is the Signatory range in the distinctive broad bottle. The series holds a fixed bottling strength of 46 %, and casks are chosen for their ability to carry sherry influence without the distillery style disappearing. This whisky was distilled in 2014 and lay eight years in cask.
Sherry butts hold around 500 litres, giving a lower wood to liquid ratio than smaller casks. Maturation is therefore slower and more restrained, and after eight years the weight of the Ben Nevis spirit still sits clearly beneath the dried fruit.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dried fig, raisin and walnut with a dry sherry edge. Behind it sit malt and a suggestion of dark chocolate.
Palate
Full and dry with dark fruit, nut and spiced oak. The oily core of the spirit keeps the sherry in check all the way through.
Finish
Long and dry with nut, cocoa and a warm note of spice.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2014 Signatory Vintage 8 år Decanter Collection
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 8 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso sherry butts
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2014
Edition: The Decanter Collection
EAN no.: 5021944124923
Flavour profile
Sherry matured · Dry · Nutty · Full bodied · Spiced
Did you know?
The Signatory Decanter Collection uses a bottle shape originally used for pharmacy goods and spices. The form makes the bottle heavy and low, and it takes more room in the case, which is why few other bottlers have copied it.
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80,25EUR
Ben Nevis 2014 Signatory Vintage 9 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 059763-615-68-6

A 2nd fill cask has already given away most of its colour and sweetness once. What remains comes slowly, which is why nine years in a used Oloroso butt tastes like something other than nine years in fresh wood.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2014 Signatory Vintage 9 years Decanter Collection is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 2nd fill Oloroso sherry butts and bottled at 46 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The whisky was distilled in 2014 and lay nine years in cask. The casks held sherry and then whisky once before, which gives a more measured influence than first fill wood would. The result is a balance between fruity shades and spiced notes rather than a heavy sherry bomb.
There is a sister bottling in the same series from the same vintage, drawn a year earlier. Compared with that one this has had a little more time to gather itself, and the difference between the two is one of the clearest examples of what a single extra year in a butt does.
Tasting notes
Nose
Raisin, orange peel and a hint of almond. The sherry is clear but bright and dry rather than heavy.
Palate
Rich and harmonious with dried fruit, spice and a malt core carrying it all. There is depth without heaviness.
Finish
Long and spiced with fruit and a dry, nutty close.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2014 Signatory Vintage 9 år Decanter Collection
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 9 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 2nd fill Oloroso sherry butts
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2014
Edition: The Decanter Collection
EAN no.: 5021944127061
Flavour profile
Sherry matured · Fruity · Spiced · Balanced · Dry
Did you know?
A cask can in practice be used three or four times before it no longer gives up enough character. After the third filling it is called a refill, and many distilleries use exactly those to let the style of the spirit come forward.
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Ben Nevis 2014/2023 Signatory 8 year old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

Item no.: 222255-99655

In the shadow of Ben Nevis at Fort William, where the highest mountain in Scotland looms over the distillery, sits some of the most understated character in whisky. No smoke, no noise, just malt, clay and time, caught in a pair of old sherry casks.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2014/2023 Signatory Vintage 8 years Un-Chillfiltered Collection is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in two 2nd fill Oloroso sherry butts, casks no. 277 and 278, and bottled at 46 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The Un-Chillfiltered Collection is the Signatory range where everything is released unfiltered and uncoloured, so the whole character of the cask stays in the glass. The whisky was distilled on 8 December 2014 and bottled in January 2023 after eight years in wood.
The two refill butts give a more restrained sherry influence than a first fill cask would, but enough to draw out dried fruit, nuts and a lightly spiced warmth. The Ben Nevis spirit is rustic and powerful and built for this kind of maturation, where the weight of the malt meets the sweetness of the cask without either taking charge.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dried fruit, hazelnut and an earthy malt note. Behind it sit a hint of wet clay and orange.
Palate
Rustic and powerful with raisin, nut and spiced warmth. The malt takes up more room than the cask, and that is the whole point of the range.
Finish
Long and dry with nut, spice and an earthy undertone.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2014/2023 Signatory Vintage 8 år Un-Chillfiltered Collection
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 8 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Two 2nd fill Oloroso sherry butts, casks no. 277 and 278
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 8 December 2014
Bottled: January 2023
Edition: Un-Chillfiltered Collection
Flavour profile
Sherry matured · Rustic · Nutty · Spiced · Dry
Did you know?
Chill filtration spread in the 1960s because supermarkets complained about cloudy whisky on the shelves. The process removes the fatty acids that cause haze at low temperatures, but it takes a share of the texture with it.
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80,25EUR
Ben Nevis 2015/2022 Càrn Mòr 7 years old Single Highland Malt Whisky 47,5%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280019

Càrn Mòr is the name of a mountain in the north-west Highlands, 829 metres above sea level. The series takes its name from it, and the principle is simple: once a release is gone, it does not come back. No refill, no second batch.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2015/2022 Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited 7 years is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in a sherry butt and bottled at 47.5 %.
Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited is a range from Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers where every release is bottled at a fixed 47.5 % and consists of either a single batch or a single cask. The series covers distilleries from every region of Scotland, and each release is made only once.
This bottling was distilled in 2015 and drawn in 2022 after seven years in a sherry butt. The outturn was 1,840 bottles, which is high for a single butt and points to a single batch rather than one cask.
Tasting notes
Nose
Sweet maple syrup, toasted cereal and a note of smoked bacon. Dried fruit from the cask sits behind it.
Palate
American pancakes with smoked bacon, wrapped in sweet maple syrup. The sweetness and the salty edge pull in opposite directions and meet in the middle.
Finish
Medium and warm with syrup, cereal and a last salty note.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2015/2022 Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited 7 år
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 7 years
ABV: 47,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry butt
Distilled: 2015
Bottled: 2022
Number of bottles: 1.840
Edition: Strictly Limited
EAN no.: 5060109229073
Flavour profile
Sweet · Malty · Salty · Spiced · Full bodied
Did you know?
Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers today owns warehousing in Speyside and runs its own cask programmes, buying new make spirit and maturing it themselves. That is a different model from the classic bottlers who buy fully matured casks.
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93,75EUR
Ben Nevis Cadenheads 13 Year Old 2012/2025 Original Collection Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 22225390-7556

The Original Collection is the Cadenhead way of keeping quiet. No cask stories on the front, no series names with swords and mountains, just distillery, vintage and strength. The rest has to stand up in the glass.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 2012/2025 Cadenhead's 13 years Original Collection is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in bourbon hogsheads and Oloroso hogsheads and bottled at 46 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The Original Collection is the standing range of the house, where the whisky is bottled at 46 % rather than at cask strength so it is ready to drink straight away. The series still uses neither colouring nor chill filtration, and the cask types are not hidden.
The two cask types pull in different directions. The bourbon wood gives the brightness and the sweet core, while Oloroso lays the darker, nuttier layers on top. Thirteen years is enough for the muscle of the Ben Nevis spirit to remain intact underneath the cask influence.
Tasting notes
Nose
Biscotti and clootie dumpling, the Scottish steamed pudding full of dried fruit. Apricot marmalade and a sneeze of ginger on top.
Palate
Walnut whip and golden syrup, soft and sweet, with spiced cardamom buns adding warmth and bite.
Finish
Hazelnut and cocoa slide into blackcurrant, fading out on a dark, slightly bitter note.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 2012/2025 Cadenhead's 13 år Original Collection
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Bottler: Cadenhead's
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
Age: 13 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon hogsheads and Oloroso hogsheads
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2012
Bottled: 2025
Edition: Original Collection
Flavour profile
Sherry matured · Nutty · Spiced · Fruity · Full bodied
Investment potential
Medium. Cadenhead bottlings are made in limited parcels and not repeated, and the house has a steady following among collectors. Ben Nevis is also a distillery where independent releases are in demand, since official bottlings are few.
Did you know?
Cadenhead moved from Aberdeen to Campbeltown in the 1970s, when J & A Mitchell, the owners of Springbank, bought the firm at auction. The stocks came along, and the house has bottled from the same site as the distillery ever since.
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107,00EUR
Ben Nevis Coire Leis Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280229

Coire Leis is the name of the north-east corrie on Ben Nevis, the side climbers use in winter when snow has closed the rest of the mountain. The whisky is named after it, and it is considerably softer than the terrain.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis Coire Leis is a Single Highland Malt Whisky without an age statement, bottled from carefully selected casks at 46 %.
The bottling carries the subtitle Expertly Selected Casks and has no age statement, because it is assembled from casks of different ages. That gives the distillery a freer hand to hit a particular profile rather than follow the youngest cask in the mix.
The profile sits close to the ten year old from the distillery but softer and a shade sweeter. It comes in a cardboard box and belongs to the part of the range meant to be drunk rather than kept.
Tasting notes
Nose
Cream toffee and vanilla sweetness with a mild breath of wood and barley.
Palate
Ripe pear and apricot, followed by malt and sweetness. Softer than you expect from Ben Nevis, without the weight disappearing entirely.
Finish
Soft and creamy, with the cask clearly noticeable at the end.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis Coire Leis Expertly Selected Casks
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Edition: Coire Leis
EAN no.: 5026673000982
Flavour profile
Soft · Sweet · Fruity · Creamy · Malty
Did you know?
Coire Leis is also the name of the route rescue teams use when coming down from the summit of Ben Nevis in bad weather. Two large stone cairns mark the entrance, put there precisely to keep people away from the cliffs.
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73,50EUR
Ben Nevis Dew Blue Label Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-1972726

Blue Label arrived in 1999 and quickly picked up a nickname among the distillery staff: bottle of the month, the one that came with the pay slip. It is rarely a bad recommendation when the people who make the whisky take it home themselves.
The expert's description
Dew of Ben Nevis Blue Label is a Blended Scotch Whisky matured in oak casks and bottled at 40 %.
Dew of Ben Nevis is the blend range of the distillery, with Blue Label sitting as the lightest and sweetest expression. It differs from Special Reserve and Supreme Selection by aiming at accessibility rather than weight, and it was introduced in 1999.
The blend combines malt whisky from Ben Nevis with grain whisky, and the distillery in Fort William handles both production and composition. It is not common for a single distillery to blend and bottle its own blend under its own name as well.
Tasting notes
Nose
Light and sweet with vanilla, pale cereal and a touch of honey.
Palate
Soft and simple with caramel and malt. The sweetness dominates and there are no sharp edges along the way.
Finish
Short and clean with a last malty warmth.
Specifications
Name: Dew of Ben Nevis Blue Label
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks
Edition: Blue Label
EAN no.: 5026673000302
Flavour profile
Light · Sweet · Soft · Malty · Fresh
Did you know?
Ben Nevis is one of the few Scottish distilleries that distils, matures, blends and bottles at the same address. Most send their casks on to central bottling plants in the Lowlands.
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30,75EUR
Ben Nevis Miniature 10 years old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 5 cl 46%

Item no.: 22227865467-33

Five centilitres is enough for two proper sips and an opinion. That is the whole idea behind a miniature: you find out whether the whisky is for you without a full bottle standing there afterwards as a reminder that it was not.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis 10 years Miniature is a Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 46 % in a 5 centilitre bottle.
The contents are the same as the standing ten year old from the distillery, its best known release and one of the purest expressions of the Ben Nevis style. The Fort William spirit is heavy and slightly waxy, and the 46 % keeps the texture intact even in a bottling this small.
The miniature is made for tastings and for those who want to try the distillery before buying a full bottle. It is also one of the few formats where you can line up five different distilleries side by side without emptying the shelf.
Tasting notes
Nose
Honey, citrus and cream toffee with a floral note on top.
Palate
Spiced at the start, then honeyed sweetness and an oily middle. Fuller than the five centilitres suggest.
Finish
Long and powerful with dark chocolate and spice.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis 10 år Miniature
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 5 CL
Flavour profile
Full bodied · Honeyed · Spiced · Waxy · Fruity
Did you know?
Five centilitre miniatures were originally made as sample bottles for travelling salesmen who needed to show a range without hauling full bottles around. Today they have become a collecting field with clubs and auctions of their own.
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8,00EUR
Ben Nevis Miniature Dew De Luxe 12 years old Blended Scotch Whisky 5 cl 40%

Item no.: 22227865467-32

A blend with twelve years in cask is rare enough on its own. Finding it in five centilitre format is rarer still, since miniatures are usually made from the entry expressions in a range, not from the ones carrying an age statement.
The expert's description
Dew of Ben Nevis De Luxe 12 years Miniature is a Blended Scotch Whisky bottled at 40 % in a 5 centilitre bottle.
De Luxe is the age stated expression in the blend range of the distillery. Twelve years in cask give it more weight and a clearer malt core than Blue Label and Special Reserve, and the malt component comes from Ben Nevis in Fort William.
Ben Nevis is one of the few Scottish distilleries that distils, blends and bottles at the same address. That makes the Dew range an unusually direct link between a single distillery and a blend, where most blends draw malt from many different houses.
Tasting notes
Nose
Malt, honey and dried apple with a light note of oak.
Palate
Round and malty with caramel and a hint of nut. The twelve years read as depth rather than as edge.
Finish
Medium, dry and warm with malt at the end.
Specifications
Name: Dew of Ben Nevis De Luxe 12 år Miniature
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 40 %
Size: 5 CL
Edition: De Luxe
EAN no.: 5026673000074
Flavour profile
Malty · Honeyed · Soft · Nutty · Dry
Did you know?
Dew of Ben Nevis was launched as far back as the 1800s and was for a period far better known than the single malt from the distillery. The name refers to the dew on the mountain at whose foot the distillery sits.
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8,00EUR
Ben Nevis Miniature Dew Special Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky 5 cl 40%

Item no.: 22227865467-27

Special Reserve is the one people in Fort William actually drink. Not the bottle anyone photographs, but the one behind the hotel bar that gets poured without ceremony when someone comes in out of the rain.
The expert's description
Dew of Ben Nevis Special Reserve Miniature is a Blended Scotch Whisky bottled at 40 % in a 5 centilitre bottle.
Special Reserve sits between Blue Label and De Luxe in the blend range of the distillery. It carries more body and malt character than Blue Label but no age statement, and it is meant as the broad everyday expression of the house rather than as a gift bottle.
The malt component comes from Ben Nevis in Fort William, where both blending and bottling take place at the distillery. The miniature makes it possible to meet the range without committing to a full bottle.
Tasting notes
Nose
Cereal, vanilla and a touch of dried apple. The malt sits just under the surface.
Palate
Medium bodied with caramel, malt and a lightly spiced edge. More body than you expect from a blend in this size.
Finish
Short to medium, dry and malty.
Specifications
Name: Dew of Ben Nevis Special Reserve Miniature
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 5 CL
Edition: Special Reserve
EAN no.: 5026673000265
Flavour profile
Malty · Soft · Cereal · Lightly spiced · Dry
Did you know?
The Ben Nevis distillery fell silent several times in the 1980s and was at one point close to closing for good. The Nikka purchase in 1989 secured operations and got the plant running again.
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5,25EUR
Ben Nevis Traditional Peated Malt Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%

Item no.: 22227865442-111-2

Most people connect peat smoke with Islay and salt water. Here it comes from inland, from bogs a long way from the sea, so the smoke turns drier and earthier than the medicinal version from the west coast.
The expert's description
Ben Nevis Traditional Peated Malt is a Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky without an age statement, bottled at 46 %.
The distillery in Fort William produces both peated and unpeated spirit, and the peated part is only made in limited periods. This bottling is the standing expression of that style, combining the smoke with the weight and sweetness of the Ben Nevis spirit.
The smoke is clear but not dominant. It sits as a layer beneath the caramel and the spice rather than taking over the glass, which makes the bottling a different experience from the heavily peated whiskies of Islay.
Tasting notes
Nose
Delicate smoke making room for cream caramel and gingerbread. There is a light floral touch and honey notes as well, balancing the smoky character.
Palate
Mild smoke that quickly gives way to cream caramel and spiced gingerbread. Fruity shades of pear juice mix with traces of liquorice and earthy undertones.
Finish
Long and smooth with lightly creamy and smoky notes that linger on the tongue.
Specifications
Name: Ben Nevis Traditional Peated Malt
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Edition: Traditional Peated Malt
EAN no.: 5026673000616
Flavour profile
Smoky · Creamy · Spiced · Fruity · Earthy
Did you know?
Ben Nevis ran peated production as early as the 1990s, long before smoky whisky from the mainland became common. Much of that early peated output disappeared into blends and never surfaced under the distillery own name.
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88,25EUR
McDonald's Traditional Ben Nevis Scotch Pure Malt Whisky 46%

Item no.: 22227865442-1

Distillery: McDonald's Traditional Ben Nevis Age: NA Type: Scotch Pure Malt Whisky Alc. strength: 46% 70 cl. Other: Replica of an old bottle from Ben Nevis distillery
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93,75EUR
Nevis Dew Special Reserve Ceramic Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky 10 cl 40%

Item no.: 22227865467-18166

Nevis Dew Special Reserve Ceramic Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky 10 cl 40%

Nevis Dew is typically a whisky that comes from the area around Ben Nevis Distillery in Scotland, and their Special Reserve blend is known for its smooth taste, often featuring notes of fruit, vanilla, and spices, characteristic of Scotch whisky.

This 10 cl ceramic bottle offers a great opportunity to try the whisky without having to invest in a full bottle, and the ceramic packaging adds an extra touch of exclusivity, making it interesting for collectors.

Distillery: Ben Nevis
Age: NA
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
Alc.: 40%
70 cl
Other: Ceramic bottle
1pcs.
17,25EUR

About Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis Distillery sits by Lochy Bridge near Fort William, right beneath the summit of Ben Nevis, which rises 1,345 metres above sea level. This is a distillery where the landscape isn't just scenery but genuinely part of the whisky's DNA – the water that drives production falls as rain and snow on the mountain itself, filters through a thin layer of peat, and gathers in two high lochans before reaching the stills. For collectors, Ben Nevis stands out as one of the few Scotch distilleries under Japanese ownership, while newcomers usually meet the brand through the robust, faintly oily style typical of many Western Highland whiskies.

History & background

The distillery was founded in 1825 by John MacDonald, nicknamed "Long John" for his unusual height, and the whisky was originally sold as "Long John's Dew of Ben Nevis". History even includes a royal visit – in 1847 Queen Victoria stopped by with her six-year-old son, the future Edward VII, and was given a cask of whisky that wasn't opened until the prince turned 21. The MacDonald family ran the distillery until 1944, after which it changed hands several times and endured long periods of closure, including most of the 1980s. In 1989, Japan's Nikka Whisky took over, and new equipment and a production restart followed.

Production & style

As a coastal distillery in the Western Highlands, Ben Nevis draws its water from Allt a'Mhuilinn, fed by the lochans Coire Leis and Coire na'Ciste high on the mountain. The whisky is typically not heavily peated, but carries a full-bodied, robust character that matches the rugged landscape it comes from.

Signature style

Full-bodied, slightly oily, lightly fruity
A solid Highland style with notes of ripe apples, malt and a hint of peat in the background – whisky that feels just as massive as the mountain it's named after.

Facts

Distillery	Ben Nevis Distillery
Founded	1825
Pronounced	"Ben Ne-vis"
Region	Western Highlands
Country	Scotland
Owner	Nikka Whisky Distilling (Japan)
Official website	bennevisdistillery.com

Did you know?

The cask of whisky Queen Victoria received during her 1847 visit was sent to Buckingham Palace and left untouched for almost 21 years, until her son could taste it as an adult.

If you like Ben Nevis, you should also try:

Nikka Whisky, Oban Whisky og Tomatin Whisky.

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