Ben Nevis 1974 26 Year Old
Lot number: 089-1763
Winning bid: £420
Situated at the base of, and named after Britain's tallest mountain, Ben Nevis was founded by 'Long' John McDonald and stayed in the McDonald family until the 1940s. It was then that Joseph Hobbs took over the distillery and revamped production by installing a Coffey still allowing them to experiment in both grain and malt whiskies. The distillery was bought by Nikka in 1989 and about three-quarters of the new make is shipped directly to Japan for use predominantly in Nikka Black.
Distilled: June 1974
Bottled: December 2000
Age: 26 Years
Cask Number: 2895
56.4% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 154 / 190
Please note minor wear to label.
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