The scene: Fort William, nearly the summer solstice. Rain, twilight, haggis nachos at the pub. Enter this dram, picked because I hadn't even heard of it, and I could see Ben Nevis from our bed and breakfast, so I figured it was local. It was the highlight of my evening (beat the hell out of Oban), and I was heartbroken to discover upon getting back to the states that it's not widely available here. If I'd only known that before I boarded my flight... Fortunately, Masters of Malt sells it, so I added it on to my annual whisky Advent calendar purchase, along with Talisker Skye and a pack of miscellaneous samples. Ben Nevis is as good as I recall: rich, hefty, full of dark dried fruit, fig, chocolate, orange zest, ginger, clove, cardamom, and a tiny whiff of sweet pipe smoke on the finish. Please, for the love of God, somebody start importing this and selling it in Wisconsin!