SMOS Res Casks No.10 Ben Nevis 10 Year
$114.99
This whisky was featured on Day 22 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
This 10-year-old Ben Nevis from Single Malts of Scotland is a marriage of 5 ex-Sherry Hogsheads filled in 2012. Bottled at 48%. Exclusive to KWM!
Nikka From the Barrel 51.4%
$65.99
This whisky was featured on Day 21 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
Note: Nikka's own website notes that this bottle does not meet the criteria to be called a Japanese Whisky. The good news is that might mean it also contain Ben Nevis Single Malt, as Scotland's Ben Nevis Distillery is also owned by Nikka.
Nikka's venerated from the Barrel has been a staple of our whisky shelves for years and will hopefully remain so. This creation from Nikka is a blend of grain and malt from multiple distilleries owned by the company. It is always bottled at 51.4% ABV after the components are married in refill casks for up to half a year to marry together and become a cohesive whole.
500mL bottle.
From the Producer: “Produced from a blend of Miyagikyo and Yoichi single malts and a single grain whisky, NIKKA FROM THE BARREL embodies the expertise of the distillery’s master blenders. Intense, round, and generous, this ambitious, powerful, controlled, high-alcohol blend is acknowledged for its originality. This is a bold whisky. It seizes you and seduces you. It asserts its own style.
Cadenhead Original Ben Nevis 11 Year
$97.49
This 2012 vintage Ben Nevis was bottled from Bourbon Casks after 11 years at 46%.
Whisky Sponge Ben Nevis 1996 Ed.58A
$489.99
1996 Ben Nevis has a legendary reputation, and it is becoming increasingly scarce. This 25 year old, from a Refill Butt, has been bottled at 53%. It is described as being very distillate driven.
Producer Note
"This is a hyper-distillate driven, almost ideologically 'refill' profile Ben Nevis 1996. You have been warned! However, for those of you who also enjoy this extremely pure, naked and invigorating style of highland malt whisky - you shall find yourself contorted with satisfaction. For this edition, the Sponge interviews his older self about his successes, failures and unrequited vengeances. You'll have to wait until next year, when we bottle the other half of this cask, to find out what his answers are... The first half of this stark-naked refill butt has been bottled reduced to 53% to bring out a slightly fruitier style on the palate. Next year we will likely do the rest at cask strength. If civilisation remains moderately intact. Stay tuned..."
SMWS 78.65 GARBANZO'S CAJUN TRAIN RIDE
$139.99
GARBANZO'S CAJUN TRAIN RIDE
This Highlander comes in at 67.7% after maturing in a 2nd fill oloroso sherry butt.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 5 November 2013
Outturn: 529 bottles
SMWS 78.75 LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING
$169.99
LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BANANAS
From the Highlands, this 9 year old spent 4 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a heavy toast, medium char ex-Islay hogshead that used to contain liquid from distillery 53, and comes in at 60.3% abv.
Flavour profile: Lightly peated
Distilled on: 19 June 2014
Outturn: 264 bottles
Hepburn's Choice Ben Nevis 2011 11 Year
$166.99
SMWS 78.83 HEATHERY AND LEATHERY
$164.99
HEATHERY AND LEATHERY
This 11 year old from the Highlands spent 8 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before transfer to a 1st fill HTMC hogshead, and the abv is 57.6%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet
Distilled on: 22 November 2012
Outturn: 265 bottles
SMWS 78.68 OLDE FUNKEY BUTTE
$159.99
OLDE FUNKEY BUTTE
From the Highlands, this 9 year old was matured in 2nd fill Oloroso butt and has an abv of 67.3%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 5 November 2013
Outturn: 439 bottles