SMWS 2013 78.65 Garbanzo's Cajun Train Ride 9 yo

 

 

 

67,7°

Distillery : Ben Nevis - Highlands

2d Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt

Independent Bottling 

By Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Almost Unpeated

 

 

 

This is the 65th bottling of Ben Nevis by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, a private club and independent bottler founded in 1983 by Pip Hills. And it's a special one because of its very high alcohol content. 529 bottles were produced.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

A fairly dark Sherry on the nose, blueberry tart, damp leather and cranberry juice, but also pan-fried mushrooms, forest undergrowth, damp earth. Figs with dark chocolate, grainy cereals. It's quite violent on the palate, it has to be said, the fruit is there but the alcohol is intense, it's very peppery, with cumin and cloves, and the wood predominates. The finish is even more deadly, I found liquorice and damsons, chocolate and cinnamon, but the essential is masked by the power of the juice. Fortunately, it doesn't last that long.

 

In Short, 

It's far too powerful, so much so that you don't feel anything, apart from the feeling of having been under a train, if you don't add at least a little water. Once you've diluted it, you realise that it's quite enjoyable, but it's still a violent product, closer to a hammer than a real whisky. Worth a try nonetheless.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Perchta - Hebamm