Ben Nevis 8 Year OId Casks #277 & #278

Ben Nevis distillery sits at the foot of its famous mountain namesake in the Highland town of Fort William. Whisky anoraks and connoisseurs devour these bottlings for their famous tropical fruit, ginger and oily notes.

Bottled by House of MacDuff for the Golden Cask series. Bourbon wood matured, each cask was distilled November 2012 before being bottled July 2021 at cask strength 59.9%. These are full bodied Highland malts, bursting with tropical fruit, warming spices and a chewy oily mouthfeel.

Buy – Ben Nevis 8 Year Old each – £45 / €44* / $51 / c$63

Ben Nevis Distillery is a Highland malt whisky distillery established by John McDonald in 1825 at Inverlochy just north of Fort William and rests at the foot of Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain. A Coffey’s Still was installed in in 1955 and both malt and grain whiskies were produced simultaneously until 1981. The core range comprises Ben Nevis 10 Year Old, McDonald’s Traditional and single cask bottling are released from time to time. The distillery is owned by Nikka of Japan.