Ben Nevis 2015 MSWD

Overall rating
87.07/100
votes
145
Whiskybase ID
WB177734
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers (MSWD)
Bottling serie
Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited
Vintage
2015
Bottled
2021
Stated Age
06 years old
Casktype
Sherry Hogshead
Number of bottles
1323
Strength
47.5 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Added on
22 feb 2021 8:07 pm by cask_one
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered
Ben Nevis 2015 MSWD
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Ben Nevis 2015 MSWD
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Ben Nevis 2015 MSWD
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Whisky reviews for Ben Nevis 2015 MSWD

36 users have left 36 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 87.07 points.

  1. Obynapewno scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      88 88
      fireplace smoke, ash, greasy, fresh wood, sweetness, baked ham, roasted red fruit, quite heavy but pleasant
    • Taste
      87 87
      oily, sweet, honey, burnt wood, ash, smoked ham, caramelized nuts, spices, pepper
    • Finish
      86 86
      medium, smoke, wood, a little skin

  2. Artmount scored this whisky 89 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      88 88

  3. Hupsende Hippie scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      intense with 'sulphur', burnt sugar nuts, plum and fried banana
    • Taste
      the age is noticeable, but still: what a taste! burnt caramel, fried banana, a little bit of smoke, pomegranate and slightly salty

  4. Islaysmoke scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    Another great whisky from the Càrn Mòr series by Morrison.
    • Nose
      89 89
      Smoking wood from a campfire with sweet and creamy butterscotch sweets. Fruity oranges, malty.
    • Taste
      89 89
      Something banished. Lots of fruit. Juice orange. Caramel. Spicy.
    • Finish
      88 88
      Warm smoke stays on my tongue the longest. Spicy long.

  5. fnk scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Saturated, cool aroma, I would say multifaceted, here and sherry notes, and something from Nevis is, and a light smoky. Smoke seems to me a little inconvenient here.

  6. craide scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    It can go like that too. Great smoke, great sherry, really great what is already possible here at 6Y. The smoke reminds me a bit of Laphroaig. I like it very much!
    • Nose
      88 88
      Smoky, greasy, some ash, plus fresh fruity aromas. Nuts and a few spices will come through. Oranges, ripe bananas and some dried fruit add a nice, full sweetness.
      Red berries with malty roasted aromas penetrate the front. Some burnt coffee powder is included.
    • Taste
      88 88
      Creamy, soft beginning on the palate, oak, spice, and the fruits make for a first positive impression. In addition, the great ashy smoke mixes in. Slightly fat, slightly salty, nut chocolate, red berries with orange peel. A slight sweetness comes out only tentatively. The fruits also look more like smoked fruits.
    • Finish
      87 87
      Medium-long finish, slightly dry mouthfeel, oak spiciness, some leather, hardly any smoke, but now a little more sweet and malty.

  7. Simon Stood scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    Not a bad Ben Nevis, the presence of peaty notes does not correspond to the usual style of distillery.
    • Nose
      86 86
      There are notes of smoke in the aroma. Uzvar, prunes, young. 21.5
    • Taste
      87 87
      Ripe fruit, some smoke. Not bad, but not a masterpiece. 22
    • Finish
      87 87
      Medium long finish. Soft and not sharp. 22

  8. dram-drinker scored this whisky 89 points Photo Moderator

    I like BBQ spare ribs - best with hickory smoke BBQ sauce
    • Nose
      89 89
      Smoked bacon, hickory smoke and BBQ honey bacon, toasted bread, honey, little vinous, hints of butterscotch
    • Taste
      90 90
      Smoky, meaty, bacon, subtle sweetness, BBQ spare ribs, nutty, dates, brandy vinegar, dark honey, hickory smoke BBQ sauce
    • Finish
      89 89
      Medium long, warm, smoky, spicy

  9. Baanaanaabob scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    cold ashes, smoked bacon, some nuts and red fruits, I couldnt have guessed it was a BN, not bad

  10. just 2thetop scored this whisky 88 points Expert Junior

    Strong sherry cask influence - with a little sulphur - on the heavy slightly grunge garage Ben Nevis spirit. Good ingredients for a solid malt.
    However, it's still fighting when first poured into the glass so needs some time to calm down. Then feed it some water and it is tamed.
    Good stuff but not for the pour and play moments so needs some time/patience.

  11. Dris scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  12. marcusjang scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    This was my first introduction to the infamous peated-sherried Ben Nevis from 2015. Although there is some dilution happening, the strength of the malt is not lacking.

    This is a savoury-savoury dram. Completely unrecognisable from 1998 or 2003 refill casks. There is a hint of sweet and sour fruits dotted through, but it's rather on the background. A quite distinguished malt with characters, although I can see some not liking it for its unusualness - as I was when I first had it. Still, I prefer some other 15 Nevis at cask strength, but this is fine as well.
    • Nose
      Soy sauce, peppercorns, savoury, soft earthy peat smoke
    • Taste
      Soy sauce, savoury, sweet jerky, treacle syrup, dried prunes
    • Finish
      Treacle syrup, slight earthy smoke, average in length

  13. AnPiobaireStreodag scored this whisky 88 points Member Senior

    This is a seriously good whisky. 6 year old with powerful flavours and complexity expected from a +12 year whisky. See a few comments mentioning that it tastes youthful, but personally have to disagree. First sample of a Ben Nevis and not disappointed.

    Smokey, nutty, orangey, meaty, loads going on for me….

  14. Kaywendi scored this whisky 86 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      85 85

  15. mer1973 scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      85 85

  16. JimvanVeen scored this whisky 87 points Expert Junior

    87 - 88
    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      86 86

  17. OJK scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    Lactose peat on the nose, with sheep cheese, smoked grapefruit, fennel, burnt brown sugar and candied almonds. Nicely oily and milky on the palate, with damp earth, orange cake and almonds, slightly short on the finish with vanilla ice-cream, black pepper and sweet smoke.

  18. claymore84 scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Blind tasted on 06-20-2021 in Wustrow.
    N90 G83 A85

  19. Sjaak92 scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      87 87

  20. Martin1965 scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      85 85

  21. dapoinbua scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      89 89
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      88 88

  22. gaboruso scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      86 86

  23. Tordeaux scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      87 87

  24. geriud scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      89 89

  25. Sporx scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    Flavor of matchstick sulfur, sweetness with dried fruits. Some lovage, chocolate

    Taste: dirty, ham, smokehouse

    Ash long finish

  26. elipszis scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    It is a very special drink and not for everyone.
    • Nose
      90 90
      pharmacy
      wound dressing
      salt
      a lot of chocolate drum cake
      toffee
      burnt sugar
      candle
      jam
      sulfur
      mint
    • Taste
      89 89
      black pepper
      crushed salt
      peach jam
      rubber
      silky
      earthy
      oily
      burnt cigarette
    • Finish
      89 89
      black pepper
      charcoal
      earthy
      cedarwood
      nettle

  27. Steven79 scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      85 85

  28. Max70 scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      84 84

  29. Mictian scored this whisky 86 points Member Senior

    Delicious haze serving. This is what I liked the most. Precisely not sweet, but tasty
    Youth is felt too

  30. EJS scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      86 86

  31. Hvdree scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      87 87

  32. BaggyGreen scored this whisky 87 points Expert Junior

    This is not a typical Ben Nevis, as other tasters have commented here. But it IS definitely a character malt and very much deserving of a well-above average rating.
    There's not the typical orange and spice influenced palate that comes through on the standard 10 year old, but there's a particular kind of funk coming through from the sherry casks which almost makes me think of Springbank- or Ledaig-style dirtiness. That's the surprise.
    There's furniture polish and the slightest hint of rubber on the nose, getting started, then a complex alternating mixture of sweet and sour, farmyard notes and drying spice on the attractive finish.
    And it's only 6 years old! Seems that Carn Mor bought themselves some classic dirty sherry casks for this little parcel and have produced a very unique malt. It held up extremely well in a blind line-up a week ago with other drams such as the Wemyss Bunna Untold Riches and a North British 32 year old grain from Cadenhead's.
    Pleasantly surprised.

  33. miz scored this whisky 86 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      85 85
      Banana, Leather, Men's Chocolate
    • Taste
      86 86
      Coffee !, nutty
    • Finish
      83 83
      short, blunt

  34. glenrob scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      88 88

  35. Dre73 scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    Initially a lot of sour red fruits and clear smoky hints in the nose. The taste is less sour, clearly red fruits and smoky. Pretty some power at first, then the pickering mouthfeel changes per nip.
    A nice Ben Nevis, although not recognizable as such.
    • Nose
      86 86
      Warm scents, (red) fruity with a smoky touch. Sour. Prunes, berries, roasted meat, some burnt coffee. Hardly any alcohol.
    • Taste
      87 87
      Pretty strong and powerful, pepper. Red fruits, prunes, blueberries, some smoky edge underneath, meaty. Winegums. One moment a bit smoother, then more pepper again, with sometimes a somewhat thin mouthfeel as well. Later on some earthy notes as well.
    • Finish
      86 86
      Winegums. A bit drying mouthfeel. Red fruits with a smoky touch, prunes. Some smoke remains in the mouth for quite some time. Tobacco later on.

  36. Captain Teague scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    N: Sweet spicy honey ,(woodhoney), raisins...black forest ham, slightly Burnt meat - when they grill a whole ox ... wet wood, moos, lavender..leather ..(dirtiness) cold bonfire, slight burned rubber notes. After the first sip I found the curry in the nose...

    P: Sweet a mix of burnt caramel and wood honey, wood fruits also some sour fruits, smoked ham, burnt meat on a grill ( s. Nose).. burnt rubber (not too much)
    pepperr,

    F: oak, some spices I think curry , lavender..pepper medium to long

    Nice peated Highlander with more flavours still to be discovered looking forward quite mature and complex for the low age very active casks here ...dirty but not too dirty with a certain funk an a curry note (never had that).. improved after some weeks...like a walk over some mid age market with oriental traders.. 2 points up for that memory.

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