Ben Nevis 24 years old (D.1996, B.2021) The First Editions / 57%/ 0.7l

The First Editions is a series of single cask whiskies from the portfolio of Edition Spirits Ltd.

The whiskies are always bottled at cask strength, with a natural colour and without chill filtration. The company was founded in 2010 by Andrew and Scott Laing, sons of Stewart Laing, previously one of the owners of Douglas Laing & Co. and currently a director of Hunter Laing & Co. Since 2013, Edition Spirits has operated as a subsidiary of Hunter Laing & Co., with the casks selected exclusively by the Laing brothers. The Ben Nevis presented here, distilled 1996, spent almost a quarter of a century in a refilled butt cask (HL 18789). In 2021, its contents translated into 258 bottles of whisky at 57% abv.

Aroma : toffee, honey, vanilla, golden syrup, strawberries, nectarines, raisins, mocha, cashews, buttered croissant, allspice and oak.

Palate: caramel, vanilla pudding, honey roasted nuts, toffee, apples, peaches, grapes, milk chocolate, licorice, white pepper and oak.

Finish : quite long, with notes of vanilla, toffee, mixed nuts, summer fruits, white pepper and oak.