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SMWS 78.65: Ben Nevis

“Garbanzo's Cajun train ride” · Past release, no longer on sale
Garbanzo's Cajun train ride - SMWS 78.65Sold outJul 2023
78.65

Garbanzo's Cajun train ride

SMWS regionHighland
Age9 years
ABV67.7%
Cask2nd fill ex-oloroso butt
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 78
DistilleryBen Nevis
RegionHighland

In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 9 years.

“We began our journey in a sooty and treacly old train carriage, with worn leather seating and corduroy curtains.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£59View on SMWS

SMWS 78.65 is a single cask of Ben Nevis, in the Highland region, 9 years old, bottled at 67.7%, released in the Jul 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 78.x is from Ben Nevis.

How the price compares
At £59, this 9-year-old cost less than 19 of the 29 Ben Nevis bottlings aged 8–11 released 2021–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £38 to £72.50, with a median of £64.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Ben Nevis

Under the shoulder of Britain's highest mountain at Fort William, Long John MacDonald founded Ben Nevis in 1825. Its spirit is big, characterful and, at times, wonderfully wild, a distillery with a cult all its own. Owned since 1989 by Japan's Nikka, a quiet marriage of Highland and Japanese sensibilities.

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