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Ben Nevis Caoineag The Weeping Spirit 6 Year Old, Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #416 & 423, 2019, The Whisky Exchange, 55%
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Ben Nevis Caoineag The Weeping Spirit 6 Year Old, Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #416 & 423, 2019, The Whisky Exchange, 55%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 22
Average Score
Avg 85
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Description

Distilled at Ben Nevis in the Highlands, this intense and powerful dram aged for six years in refill sherry butts. The Caoineag, also known as 'The Weeping Spirit', is an own-label release from The Whisky Exchange, launched exclusively for Halloween. It offers all the intensity and character expected from this cult distillery, with notes of ripe orchard fruit, industrial earthiness, and wispy peat. This single malt is non-chill-filtered and was bottled in 2025 with an outturn of 666 bottles.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Feb 8, 2026SGD 89.54
Cask type
Sherry Butt
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The Whisky Exchange
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
416 & 423
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
666
Has box
N.A
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Bottle made from 100% recycled green-ish glass.
Series highlights
Caoineag - The Weeping Spirit
Historical context
The Caoineag story relates to Scottish folklore and the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692.
Special release
Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange, launched for Halloween.
Allocation
UK
Nose
Richly burnt orange, smoked bacon, treacle, dried orange peel, dark chocolate, dried tropical fruits, red apples, herbal notes, nutmeg, white pepper, hint of pickled onions. Also, dirty ex-sherry, peated, sulphur, gunpowder, charred beef, wispy peat smoke, orange pith, coastal notes, sea spray, nori sheets, baked apples, olive oil.
Palate
Gentle but rich peat smoke, meaty barbeque smoke, bitter sweetness of dark chocolate and burnt toffee, dried tropical and citrus fruits, plums, dried cherries, dried cranberries. Also, smoked barley husks, brine, ashes, cinnamon sprinkled apples, smouldering hay, tar.
Finish
Full of barbeque smoke and bittersweetness, oaky dryness and tannins, balanced by citrus characters and old fashioned baking spices. Medium length.
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