This is the new 2017 edition of Ben Nevis 10 Years , which has a newly designed label since april 2017. It’s funny how a brand-new label design can look instantly retro (but probably not willingly, if you know what I mean).

In fact Ben Nevis distllery is a bit of an outsider: no marketing tricks, outdated website, on the whole a bit forsaken by its Japanese owners (Nikka), with a highly unmodern, often irregular output.

Ben Nevis 10 yo (46%, OB 2017)

Nose: rather unique for an entry-level 10yo. It’s oily, leafy and slightly dusty, with green...