Review by: zSolaris
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Region: Highland
ABV: 62.4%
Age: 10 Year.
Color: 1.2, Chestnut/Oloroso Sherry.
Nose: (according to the wife) It’s really pungent. It smells of fermented yeast, dirty gym rags, and rehydrated shitake mushrooms. It reminded me strongly of Kweichow Maotai…and that is not a compliment.
Palate: It tastes very much like the nose. It’s pungent, yeasty, and tastes like Kweichow Maotai. Nothing changes with water.
Finish: Medium in length. Lots of heat, even after water is added. Little bit of sweet bread pops through.
Conclusion: It’s not often that I pour a whisky and have to resist the urge to gag. Usually, even whiskies I don’t care for, are at least fairly pleasant to smell. This one was a hard one to even taste. It’s incredibly pungent and just smells awful. It doesn’t taste any better than it smells either. I came across a review by /u/the_muskox that noted that he had better luck coming back to this after some time. I tried that and while it has become less concentrated, it smelled and tasted the same as it did when I first poured it. This is not for me, not in the slightest.
Final Score: 35.
Scoring Legend:
- 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
- 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
- 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
- 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
- 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
- 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
- 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
- 50-59: Save it for mixing.
- 0-49: Blech.
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