50,4°
Distillery : Ben Nevis - Highlands
Refill Hogsheads
Independent Bottling
By Elixir Distillers
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Almost Unpeated
To embody the character of Ross, who plays a relatively important role in Macbeth, what could be better than a Ben Nevis? The aim is to find a whisky that matches each of the characters in Shakespeare's tragedy. It's an idea from Livingstone, an independent whisky company, but to accomplish this crazy project, they are getting help from Elixir Distillers, which has the necessary resources. The illustrations are the work of Sir Quentin Blake. This Ben Nevis is the result of a blend of Refill Hogsheads, which yielded 850 bottles.
Let's Taste It :
It starts off as herbal and ends up being floral. At first, sage and thyme, but also evanescent fruits, mirabelle plums, mandarins, white peaches, banana, with some salty, even mineral, fuzzy notes. At the end, sweet floral scents that tend towards vanilla, jasmine, mimosa, and even chlorophyll. On the palate, it is robust and intense, spicy, with slivered almonds, grapefruit, ginger, red apples, nutmeg and cloves. Still-warm caramel, brioche. The finish is long, explosive, slightly smoky and earthy, roasted chestnuts and still plant-based, bay leaves, lush grass, delicate woodiness, a hint of peppermint.
In Short,
An excellent Ben Nevis, albeit somewhat atypical, very fruity and spicy despite its simple maturation. The nose is magnificent, the rest is very solid, and in keeping with this ever-impressive distillery. It seems that brewer's yeast was used for fermentation, which was very long. It would partly explain the exceptional quality of this distillate. The price is of course excessive, but what is money compared to love?
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Medusa Underground - Lowlands
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