Ben Nevis 27 Year Old 1996 Whisky Sponge 58b Single Sherry Cask (2024) 70cl
After a very long gap, Whisky Sponge Edition No.58b is finally here. It's rather fitting that this will be the very last Sponge bottling we'll release. Forever. (Probably).
This is the second half of the same butt of Ben Nevis 1996 we bottled as Edition No. 58a, only this one has been finished in a 2nd fill sherry butt for just over two years. It tastes like Optimus Prime after an intense workout while wearing a sheep wool cardigan in a cosmic potting shed, according to the blurb written by Decadent Drinks.
Whiskey Sponge Edition No.58b is the long-awaited successor to Edition No.58a. It is the same whisky, a refill cask from Ben Nevis from 1996, only we matured the second half for just over two years in a 2nd fill sherry butt.
Decadent Drinks then bottled the whisky with a slight reduction to 55%. This is a big, rich, oily, waxy and mechanical Ben Nevis, powerful, West Highland, distillate driven, with a hint of sherry earthiness.
TASTING NOTES
Nose: Mechanical, waxy, oily, with delicate notes of mashed exotic fruits, may types of cooking oils, paraffin and even some salty and leathery touches.
Palate: Very fat and waxy, mechanical and oily once again, lots of dried fruits, herbs, cured meats, medicines and hessian. Also olive oil and more camphor notes. Very big whiskey!
Finish: Long, salty, waxy, oily, some sesame oil, natural tar and a very mineral aftertaste.
55% ABV
70cl
