{"product_id":"ben-nevis-18-year-old-2007-woodrows-of-edinburgh-single-2nd-fill-sherry-hogshead-9044-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2026-70cl","title":"Ben Nevis 18 Year Old 2007 Woodrow's Of Edinburgh Single 2nd Fill Sherry Hogshead #9044 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2026) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBen Nevis 18 Year Old 2007 Woodrow's Of Edinburgh Single 2nd Fill Sherry Hogshead #9044 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2026) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 339 bottles produced from a single 2nd fill sherry hogshead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottled by Woodrow’s of Edinburgh, this 18-year-old Ben Nevis comes from single cask #9044 and was released at 48.9% ABV. Ben Nevis carries age particularly well, and here the long maturation gives the distillery’s naturally weighty style a more settled and polished feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNose: Baked apple, honey, citrus peel, and soft earthiness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalate: Full and rounded, with notes of orchard fruit, malt sweetness, peppery spice, and polished oak \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish: Long and warming, with lingering fruit, spice, and gentle wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Ben Nevis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Macdonald’s Traditional Ben Nevis was launched in 2011, it was said to be an homage to old-style whiskies, but to be honest that is what Ben Nevis has always made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe washbacks are wooden and, more significantly, brewer’s yeast is used, making this the last distillery in Scotland to insist on this old way of inducing fermentation. Distillation is slow and steady, giving a rich, deep distillate which matures well in ex-Sherry casks where a ripe, chewy texture is produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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 Britain’s highest mountain. His son Peter took up the reins soon after and built a significant business. By the end of the 19th century, when blended Scotch was becoming the fashion, Long John’s Dew of Ben Nevis was a successful single malt brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch was the popularity of the MacDonald’s whisky that Peter built a second distillery, ‘Nevis’, which ran in tandem with the original unit. At one point, over 200 people were employed in this virtual whisky city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis golden age was not to last. In 1908 Nevis closed and its sister plant operated intermittently until 1941 when the colourful Canadian entrepreneur (and former bootlegger) Joseph Hobbs bought the firm. The Long John brand name had already been sold to Seager Evans, and Hobbs sold off the former Nevis site to Associated Scottish Distilleries. Closed during WWII, Hobbs restarted production in 1955 when he installed a Coffey still. He then started to blend his malt and grain together before maturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distillery fell silent in 1978, but production started again, along with much needed refurbishment, in 1981 when it was bought, appropriately enough, by Long John International – by then the whisky division of the brewer Whitbread. In 1989, Long John sold it to the Japanese distiller Nikka which had been buying malt and grain from the distillery for a number of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen Nevis has continued in production and has split its whisky between bulk supplies for Japan, the Dew of Ben Nevis and Macdonalds of Glencoe blends, and single malt bottlings, which start with a 10-year-old expression but in recent years have been extended to include Macdonald’s Traditional Ben Nevis which includes smokier components. Whisky from one of the last ‘Blended At Birth’ casks appeared as a 40-year-old in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48.9% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Nevis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53359376171346,"sku":"WOEBNEV18SC9044","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Woodrow_sOfEdinburghBenNevis18YearOld2007Single2ndFillSherryHogshead_9044HighlandSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2026_70cl.jpg?v=1778183382","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/ben-nevis-18-year-old-2007-woodrows-of-edinburgh-single-2nd-fill-sherry-hogshead-9044-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2026-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}