Beinn Dubh- Black Mountain (The Speyside Distillery)

Ex Ruby port casks

Can i call this one a "rarity"? Beinn Dubh "the Black" is one of the darkest whiskies out there, compiting only with a 10yo Loch Dhu for that title. Matured in Ruby Port casks, this single malt from The Speyside Distillery (the "Spey" one, with the tall bottles) is also called "The Flying Scotsman" as a tribute to the first Train to reach 100km per hour. Bottled at 43%abv, coca cola colour. Only 10.000 bottles were ever made. On the nose, pretty straight. Red fruits, Red lingonberries and Chocolate. Red wine. On the palate it is a light red fruit juice. Red wine, Cabernet sauvignon. Actually Salty. Church wine. Aftertaste mantained the rythm. Salty and red fruitiness. Quince. Overall, this felt exactly as a Cabernet Sauvignon cheap wine. Was it bad? Not at all. Was it good? Not really. As an experiment it can be a little collectible i guess, but completely unnecessary for any whisky lover. Boring, too straightforward and very winey, it didn't even felt like whisky. It is so light. My score for it is 69 over 100.

Sweet. Licorice finish

Ah wft..this can't legally be whisky can it? Its like fake coffee liquer, liquorice, creaming soda and root beer all had a mass orgy with badly cut ethanol and this was the love child. I'm not to sure if the insinkerator back fired or the sink just vomited in my face when I poured it down it's throat...