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Ben Nevis 12 year old

Highlands

Ben Nevis 12 year old

56.5% ABV12 yr

Cask
1st Fill Sherry Quarter Cask
Cask no.
11122
Outturn
167 bottles
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The release

Ben Nevis is renowned for its robust, full-bodied spirit and distinctive Highland character. This 12-year-old single cask release has been finished in 1st fill oloroso sherry, which has added notes of dried fruit, warming spice, and rich sweetness while preserving the distillery’s bold and unmistakable style.

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Tasting notes

Berries
Oily

Nose

Bright, leafy sherry with ripe hedgerow berries, plump sultanas, shortbread, buttery popcorn and bourbon biscuits.

Palate

Rich, oily and mouth-coating, unfolding with chocolate digestives, red and black berries, butterscotch and building cinnamon and pepper spice.

Finish

Long and lingering with ripe berry fruit and dark chocolate.

The distillery

Ben Nevis

Founded in 1825 on the outskirts of Fort William by John MacDonald, better known as "Long John", Ben Nevis Distillery became one of the Highlands' most successful Victorian whisky producers. Originally sold as "Long John's Dew of Ben Nevis", its whisky developed a reputation far beyond the Highlands.

The distillery is notable for being one of the first in Scotland to operate both traditional pot stills and a Coffey still, enabling the production of both malt and grain whisky on the same site from 1955. Today, it is known for a robust Highland spirit.

Ben Nevis is exactly the kind of distillery Rare Find seeks out: full of weight, texture and unmistakable character, with a spirit that rewards the right cask and lets us bottle something genuinely distinctive.

Founded1825
Locationoutskirts of Fort William
CountryScotland
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The region

Highlands

The Highlands are Scotland's largest whisky producing region, covering a vast geographical area of the mainland along with many of Scotland's whisky producing islands. Distilleries are found across diverse landscapes, creating one of the most geographically varied whisky producing areas in Scotland.

Highland whiskies are known for their wide range of styles and flavour profiles. Expressions can vary from light and floral to rich, malty and coastal, reflecting both the broad geography of the region and the distinctive production methods of individual distilleries.

This versatility makes Highland whisky rewarding for independent bottling. Their broad spectrum of spirit styles responds exceptionally well to a variety of cask types, giving opportunities to explore the interplay between distillery character and cask influence.

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Full specification

Category
Single malt Scotch whisky
Distillery
Ben Nevis
Region
Highlands
Country
Scotland
Age
12 years
Strength
56.5% ABV
Original outturn
167 bottles
Cask number
11122
Cask
1st Fill Sherry Quarter Cask

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