Category Archives: Ben Nevis

Blended Scotch Whisky 42, 1976-2019, Oloroso Finish, 46.2% – The Maltman

Posted on 22 February 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This Blended Scotch Whisky consists of Ben Nevis, Clynelish, Teaninich, Macduff, Dailuaine and Invergordon. Not the least interesting names in the business! Also, while this states having had an Oloroso finish, what didn’t really fit the title, is that that … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 5, 2015-2020, First Fill Oloroso Cask 10715, 58.9% – Adelphi for Whisky Import Nederland

Posted on 24 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When there’s a label from a respected bottler like Adelphi stating that the contents are Ben Nevis, the bottles tend to fly off the shelves. In this case that might have gone even faster since it’s a split cask, for … Continue reading →

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Best of Wines’ Blind Tasting Competition #3

Posted on 1 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The penultimate post on Best of Wines’ BTC, with another batch of three interesting drams. Interestingly, there was another on in here I should have recognized, and another that I have in my collection but haven’t gotten around to yet. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Nevis, Glen Scotia, Littlemill | Tagged 1990, 2010, Ben Nevis, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Chieftain's, Closed Distillery, Glen Scotia, Heavy Charred Cask, Highlands, Littlemill, Lowlands, The Duchess, Wine cask | Leave a comment

Ben Nevis 24, 1996-2021, Hogshead 1408, 45.6% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 4 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It took some doing and the sample that Wu Dram Clan sent me has now seen more of Europe than I have in the last decade, but eventually it arrived home. Of course, it was a rather highly anticipated whisky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Nevis | Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Duckhammers Rare & Fine, Fort William, Free Sample, Highlands, The Whisky Kingdom, Wu Dram Clan | 1 Comment

Ben Nevis 19, 1999-2018, 46.5% – WhiskyBroker

Posted on 3 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

WhiskyBroker is one of the more affordable bottlers out there, together with brands like The Ultimate and such. The brand started its existence when the Bladnoch Forum bottlings stopped, which also was a rather erratic, but always affordable bottler. The … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Ben Nevis | Tagged 2010, Ben Nevis, Best of Whiskies, Fort William, Free Sample, Hans Dillesse, Highlands, The Duchess, Wine cask | 3 Comments

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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