Category Archives: Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis 10, 46%

Posted on 21 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I don’t think I’ve ever had a shorter title to a post! Anyway, Ben Nevis is one of those distilleries that was considered pretty shit for a long time. Except, a couple of years ago, say five, they revamped themselves … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 9, 2011-2020, Bourbon Barrels, 46% – Signatory Vintage

Posted on 28 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When a new Ben Nevis pops up, I am automatically enthusiastic, since most of them are very good nowadays. When that one is young I get a little bit less thrilled, but when it’s only about € 40, that kind … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 10, 2010-2020, Shiraz Cask 1800020, 56.7% – The Duchess

Posted on 21 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Contrary to my normal modus operandi, I’m actually ahead in tasting this whisky. Of course that is no coincidence, since the release of this review was more or less requested to be a little ahead of the actual release of … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis MacDonald’s Traditional, 46%

Posted on 5 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In a recent sample exchange, Tom chucked in a sample of this Ben Nevis NAS. In recent years this distillery has become much more popular up to a level that their regular 10 years old is more often sold out … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 1996-2020, 23yo, 47.6% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 10 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The short hiatus of two weeks can mean only a few things. In this case it was all positive: summer holiday! This also gave me some time to finish some awesome samples and bottles I had sitting on the shelves … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 23, 1996-2020, 46.1% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 14 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As with practically any 1996 Ben Nevis, and any WhiskyNerds bottling, you’re in for a treat. Now when these two forces combine, expectations get incredibly high. I recently received this samples from Floris and Bram, the WhiskyNerds themselves, and I … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 22, 1996-2018, 50.6% – Whisky-Doris / The Nose Art

Posted on 4 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With all that is happening in the world of whisky, there are fewer and fewer whiskies that truly have a singular character. There’s more and more homogenization happening with bulk bought barley, generic yeast strains, and even (in Diageo’s case) … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 27, 1990-2018, 58.9% – Le Gus’t

Posted on 26 December 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Be warned, this is going to be one of those contrary reviews that I’ve been doing lately. When I did the Ben Nevis bottle-share, almost 18 months ago, I also picked up this port pipe ‘finished’ 27 year old with … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 1996-2015, 46% – Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 17 December 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A few years the Cooper’s Choice brand was revamped and got a lot more shelf space in The Netherlands. I even managed to pick up a bottle or two and there was even a dedicated tasting in Krommenie. Well, dedicated … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 1996-2017, 20yo, 46% – Edinburgh Whisky Ltd.

Posted on 25 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When I started drinking whisky, Ben Nevis was one of those distillery that just ‘existed’. Nobody cared about them, and most of what came from the distillery was either a cheap blend, or pretty shit (or both). Of course, sometimes … Continue reading →

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