Ben Nevis 6 Years Old 2018 Burgundy 2nd Fill Hogshead 700ml | 46% ABV

This young Ben Nevis is built around a specific wine-cask angle rather than a broad official-range profile. It is a 6 year old whisky, distilled on 20 December 2018 and bottled in April 2025 from Burgundy second-fill hogshead cask #6. It is bottled at 46% ABV.

The second-fill Burgundy detail matters. It suggests a wine-cask influence that should add colour and fruit without overwhelming the distillery's naturally weighty Highland character. Ben Nevis works well in this kind of setting because the spirit has enough malt body and texture to stand up to wine wood when the cask is handled with restraint.

This is a bottle for drinkers curious about contemporary wine-cask Ben Nevis but wary of one-dimensional sweetness. It should sit well beside the 2017 Orange Wine cask as a comparative release: same distillery, similar strength, different wine influence and a different vintage frame.