Archive For The “Ben Nevis” Category

Whisky Show 2018 Recap and a Review of the ‘Future of Whisky’ Invergordon 44 (51.6%), Ben Nevis 21 (47.5%) and Ledaig 12 (58.4%)

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Whisky Show 2018 Recap and a Review of the ‘Future of Whisky’ Invergordon 44 (51.6%), Ben Nevis 21 (47.5%) and Ledaig 12 (58.4%)

The Whisky Show 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the iconic London event. The theme of this year’s Show was ‘The Future of Whisky’, and if there’s one definitive glimpse I can offer you on the future of whisky, it’s this: Expensive.  (At least until the next whisky loch, slowly distilling as we speak). In the…

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Ben Nevis 1997 – Grindlay’s Selection (52.6%)

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Ben Nevis 1997 – Grindlay’s Selection (52.6%)

Amid the barrage of NAS expressions flooding the market, a new independent bottler has begun operating in Ranadale, Scotland, and from the looks of that first run of offerings, we can expect some great stuff to come out in his Grindlay’s Selection Single Cask Release. The initial offering consists of four single casks: There is a…

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Once in a Lifetime: The Berlin Bottlings of Ben Nevis 34 and Tomintoul 44

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Once in a Lifetime: The Berlin Bottlings of Ben Nevis 34 and Tomintoul 44

One single barrel to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Big Market whisky shop in Berlin and another to commemorate the fourth of Finest Whisky – two local Berlin shops whose commemorative bottlings I tasted  while in Berlin a couple of months ago. Indeed, it seems to be quite the thing for whisky stores to bottle their own bottlings for…

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