Ben nevis distillery is a distillery in scotland that distills ben nevis 10 years old and ben nevis. The malt whisky companion, penguin books 2004 isbn 9781 405302340. Today it produces a range of quality single and blended malt whiskies under the name dew of ben nevis. Crafted near the uks highest mountain, read more about ben nevis whisky today. Ben nevis distillery fort william 2020 all you need to. Ben nevis distillery, fort william whisky distilleries.
This imposing mountain provides an impressive background to a traditional scottish craft. Ben nevis 10 yo 46%, ob 2017 ben nevis 10 years batch no. Ben nevis distillery highlands single malt whisky scotch whisky order online at 9. The ben nevis distillery is a single malt whisky distillery at the foot of the mountain, near victoria bridge to the north of fort william. Ben nevis distillery is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in scotland. Perhaps the most colourful was joseph hobbs, who took it over in 1955 through his ben nevis distillery fort william company, and the distillery was. Britains highest mountain brings the history of ben nevis right up to date from the 1st edition, by adding the period from 1986 to 2008. Founded in 1825 by long john mcdonald who is the descendent of a ruler of western scottish kingdom of argyll, the distillery is located at the foot of the majestic ben nevis mountain. One of 97,600 wine stores and wineries with price lists on winesearcher. At the foot of the mountain however, lies another attraction, the ben nevis distillery. The ben nevis distillery is popular for distilling the ben nevis 10 years old and ben nevis 21 years old whiskey. A 23yearold highland single malt from elixir distillers whisky trail retro birds series, made at ben nevis distillery and matured in a single hogshead for more than two decades before being bottled in 2019. Ben nevis 23 years old the whisky trail birds series. Aromas of wax, camphor and liquorice burst through the nose, followed by sugardusted orange, grapefruit, pineapple and guava.
The nevis was a distillery established in 1878 on the midst of a whisky boom, but by 1908 had closed forever, being subsequently demolished and production switched to ben nevis. I discovered wild scotsman whisky via twitter, where the wild scotsman himself, jeffrey topping, is an active member. I arrived in fort william on a delayed train from glasgow, so reached the ben nevis distillery too late for the guided tour. This is a highly illustrated and painstakingly researched history of a mountain whose global status far outstrips its modest altitude. Ben nevis distillery is located at the foot of ben nevis, in the town of fort william, in. His son, peter macdonald, was given control shortly after the license was issued and proceeded to build a a look at the ben nevis distillery read more. The history of hill running on ben nevis dates back to 1895. Today its buildings serve as warehouses for the ben nevis distillery. Extract from alfred barnards historic tour of every whisky distillery in great britain, published in 1887 we left obanthe charing cross of the highlandsby the morning steamer, and shall long remember the voyage from that place to fort william. Ben nevis distillery fort william limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. Book your tickets online for ben nevis distillery, fort william. It gets its alpine water from two pools high on the mountainside coire leis and coire naciste that drain into a stream called allt amhuilinn.
A travellers and tourist guide to the west highland lines. Ben nevis distillery was founded in 1825 by john mcdonald at the foot of ben nevis the tallest peak in britain. Brewed at the summit of ben nevis on the 7th august, this batch of beer is the highest altitude brewed beer in british history. Ben nevis malt scotch whisky distillery profile malt madness. The history a license to brew at the ben nevis distillery was taken out in 1825 by long john macdonald. Ben nevis distillery fort william history ben nevis distillery dates from 1825, when it was established by long john mcdonald, and the distillery has had many owners over the years. Standing at some 1,345 metres, nevis is the highest peak in the british isles and draws more than 150,000 climbers per year. Contact information for, and services offered by, ben nevis distillery. Ben nevis history ben nevis was founded in 1825 by john mcdonald and remained in his family until the 1950s when canadian businessman joseph hobbs took conrol.
Ben nevis distillery dates from 1825, when it was established by long john mcdonald, and the distillery has had. When long john distillers bought back the ben nevis distillery in 1971 they removed the coffey still again and returned to producing malt whisky exclusively. Ben nevis mcdonalds traditional 185th anniversary highland single malt scotch whisky. Ben nevis distillery is named for the mountain that rises above it in the western highlands.
Ben nevis was an old distillery wholly owned by a japanese company, i think suntory. This ben nevis was distilled in 1996 and matured in refill sherry hogshead 980. Ben nevis distillery fort william all you need to know. A history the first recorded ascent of ben nevis was made on 17 august 1771 by james robertson, an edinburgh botanist, who was in the region to collect botanical specimens.
A coastal distillery in the western highlands, ben nevis draws its water from the allt amhuilinn. It is made with foraged ben nevis blaeberries, dew of ben nevis mountain water, and local highland honey, and was aged in ben nevis distillery whisky casks. His distillery was located near the base of britains highest mountain and the outskirts of fort william. Peated expression of the distillery in fort william. Tasting was great with more information given about the distillery. In the 1950s, the new owners ben nevis distillery ltd. Ben nevis about the distillery, its history and its scotch malt whisky including tasting notes. Fullbodied with a whiff of peat, lots of tropical fruit, and hints of coffee and dark chocolate. It was bottled in 2019 at natural cask strength of 55% abv, non chill filtered and with no added colour.
Visit ben nevis distillery on your trip to fort william. Ben nevis whisky buy ben nevis whiskies online master. Used as the background scenes for the quidditch games, this area is quite extraordinarily beautiful. Ben nevis 10 year old is a superb introduction to the distillerys style. It was in 1825 that long john macdonald took out a licence for his ben nevis distillery on the outskirts of fort william and close to britains highest mountain. Fort william is a lovely port town, with a fantastic pedestrian walking downtown. The distillery was founded by john macdonald in 1825 at the foot of the famous ben nevis hill. The waterfall at ben nevis, steal falls, is the scene of harry potters battle with a dragon in the triwizard tournament film 4. His son peter took up the reins soon after and built a significant business. Ben nevis distillery was licensed in 1825 by john long john macdonald, who established the first legal distillery in the area. Travel in harry potters footsteps wandering educators. The ben nevis race started all the way back in 1937. It is at lochy bridge in fort william and sits just at the base of ben nevis, the highest mountain in the british isles, which rises to 1,345 m 4,4 ft above sea level.
A coastal distillery in the western highlands, ben nevis draws its water from the allt amhuilinn which originates from two pools, coire leis and coire naciste, which are both sited a good way up the mountain. Highland whisky tour build your own itinerary with a local guide. Crafting whisky beneath britains highest mountain in fort william since 1825. In the middle of the 20th century the distillery experimented. Ben nevis distillery was established in 1825 and it opened a visitor centre in 1991.
There are some that will tell you that the distilling of scotch whisky is purely a matter of science. Ben nevis distillery fort william 2020 all you need to know. Ben nevis distillery scotch malt whisky abbey whisky. Established in 1825 and situated at the foot of britains highest mountain, ben nevis, ben nevis distillery is an impressive and historic place. The distillery is nestled at the foot of britains highest mountain, ben nevis, which has a summit elevation of 4406 feet above sea level.
Incorporated within ben nevis distillery is the legend of the dew of ben nevis visitor centre built into an old distillery warehouse. The town of fort william huddles in the shadow of mighty ben nevis in the western highlands of scotland. But for most of the next hour i got exceptionally well taken care of by the ben nevis distillery staff. He revolutionised ben nevis by installing a coffey still a type of still used to produce grain whisky and made ben nevis the first distillery able to produce single malt and grain. So, ben nevis was only able to produce a single blend made from malt and grain whisky from the same distillery between the mid1950s and 1971. Mcdonalds celebrated traditional ben nevis single malt. Ben nevis and fort william, the mamores and the grey corries, kinlochleven and spean bridge os explorer map history of the railways of the scottish highlands. Ben nevis distillery is a distillery in scotland that distills ben nevis 10 years old and ben nevis 21 years old whisky. History museums in fort william specialty museums in fort william shopping.
Ben nevis distillery coffee shop and restaurant home. The dew was partially produced at the ben nevis and nevis distilleries and bottled by independent producer. Founded in 1825 by john mcdonald known as long john, it is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in scotland, 55 56 and is a popular visitor attraction in fort william. Learn about fort williams only surviving distillery, the ben nevis distillery. Ben nevis distillery tour adventures in whisky land. Another early ascent was in 1774 by john williams, who provided the. Ben nevis is now the only surviving distillery in fort william and one of the two still remaining on scotlands west coast. Ben nevis distillery western highlands region founded in 1825, currently active owned by nikka asahi breweries ben nevis 10 years. Ben nevis distillery fort william limited overview. Sold through the ben nevis distillery, this form of production represented an anomoly for the period but was the only way to meet the high demand for the whisky. Ben nevis 34 yo single malt dew of ben nevis 12 year old blend.
Ben nevis sits just at the base of its namesake, scotlands highest mountain. The ben nevis distillery was established in 1826 and has been making whisky since. The ben nevis 22 years old 1996 adelphi selection is an older highlands single malt from the ben nevis distillery bottled by the independent bottler adelphi. Ben nevis 19 yo single malt ben nevis 21 yo single malt ben nevis 25 yo single malt ben nevis 26 yo single malt. Ben nevis distillery prinz beverage group rare scottish. The nevis distillery helped establish the popular dew of nevis scotch along with the ben nevis distillery. William swan, a barber from fort william, made the first recorded timed ascent up the mountain on or around 27 september of that year, when he ran from the old post office in fort william to the summit and back in 2 hours 41 minutes. Ben nevis barrel aged imperial stout northern monk. Meeting and conference rooms are available for hire, contact us for more details.
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