Ben Nevis 1996 The Amber Light 23 Year Old

Ben Nevis 1996 Thompson Brothers 23 Year Old 'The Amber Light' / RMW

This release was selected by famed whisky writer Dave Broom, and bottled in conjunction with the 2019 whisky documentary The Amber Light.

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Distillery

Ben Nevis

Distillery status

Operational

Age

23 year old

Vintage

1996

Production Type

Single malt

Cask type

Refill sherry butt

Region

Highland

Brand

Thompson Bros

Bottle count

497

Brand

Thompson Bros

The brand name used by the Dornoch Distillery Company to bottle its own single malt whiskies, as well as a range of independent bottlings of whisky and brandy from other distillers. It was launched in 2016, with the first Dornoch single malts released in 2021.

Founded

2016

Production type

Brandy, Single grain, Single malt

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Distillery

Ben Nevis

A historic malt distillery located in the Highland region of Scotland. Since 1989 it has been Japanese-owned as part of the Asahi Group. Although it only produces single malt today, the distillery dabbled in grain whisky production from 1955 to 1984, even producing rare examples of single blends.

Founded

1825

Production type

Single malt

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Company

Dornoch Distillery Company

A distiller and independent bottler, founded in 2013 as the Black Isle Whisky Company in 2013 by Simon and Philip Thompson. It opened the Dornoch distillery in 2016, producing its own single malt whisky and gin which it markets using the Thompson Bros brand name.

Founded

2013

Company type

Distiller, Independent Bottler

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